Garden Gumbo

Name: Garden Gumbo
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 473 milliliters additional broth or water; 850 grams diced tomatoes; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper — (or to taste); 2 ribs celery ribs, chopped; 454 grams chickpeas — (drained); 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 227 grams eggplant or other vegetables, diced (see note); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring (or chipotle chile powder to taste); 454 grams sliced okra, fresh or frozen; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt — (or to taste); 1 teaspoon Tabasco; 2 Tbsps unbleached white flour; 710 milliliters vegetable broth; 1 medium green or yellow pepper, chopped

Garden Gumbo might be just the soup you are searching for. One serving contains 165 calories, 8g of protein, and 2g of fat. This vegan recipe serves 8. If you have okra, eggplant, cayenne pepper —, and This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

In a small skillet, toast the flour over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until it is a uniform tan color, about the color of whole wheat flour. (If you use whole wheat flour for this, it will of course be darker.) Be very careful not to burn it.

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All Purpose Flour

Toast

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Heat a large non-stick pot and saut the onions, pepper, and celery over medium-high heat. When the vegetables begin to get brown, add the garlic and browned flour and stir to combine.

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Vegetable

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

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Pot

Add the vegetable broth and tomatoes, stir, and add all the remaining ingredients. The gumbo should have enough liquid to resemble a chunky soup; if it is too dry, add some more vegetable broth or water. Cook for at least 30 minutes, until the flavors have a chance to mingle.

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Vegetable Broth