Use Kitchen Bouquet to darken gumbo roux.
In 1877, J.G. Tournade, candy maker, introduced New Jersey to his color and flavor enhancing liquid known as Tournade's Kitchen Bouquet. The Clorox Company purchased the recipe and rights to this "browning agent" in 1971. Food stylists and home cooks like this product because it gives soups, meats and vegetables a caramelized look without hours of cooking. Kitchen Bouquet's main ingredients are vegetables, broth and caramel. Darken foods in the crock-pot or meats cooked on an indoor grill in just seconds.
Instructions
1. Remove the cooked meat from the pan. Pour off fat into a glass bowl and set it aside.
2. Return 3 tbsp. of fat back into a small non-stick pan. Add 4 tbsp. of flour to the pan, blending it with a fork or small wire whisk.
3. Add 2 cups of water and 2 tsp. of Kitchen Bouquet to the browned flour. Mix the gravy with the whisk while the mixture boils for 1 minute. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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