Gumbo Z'herbes

Name: Gumbo Z'herbes
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 283 grams baby spinach; 227 grams beet greens (from 1 bunch beets; including stems); 1 small to 2 small fresh hot red chiles (2 to 3 inches long), minced, including seeds; 3 Tbsps cider vinegar plus additional for serving; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 8 servings Accompaniments: hot sauce such as Tabasco; corn bread or rice; 454 grams mustard greens; 8 larges cabbage leaves (from 1 large head); 2 mediums onions, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 907 grams smoked ham hocks each); 340 grams turnip greens; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

The recipe Gumbo Z'herbes could satisfy your Creole craving in about 2 hours. One portion of this dish contains roughly 29g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 382 calories. This recipe serves 8. If you have baby spinach, ham hocks, cider vinegar plus additional, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a rather cheap main course.

Instructions

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a 6- to 8-quart wide heavy pot.

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Add cabbage and simmer, covered, until tender, about 10 minutes.

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Cabbage

Transfer cabbage with tongs to a colander reserving cooking liquid, then add half of mustard, turnip, and beet greens to cooking liquid. Simmer uncovered, 5 minutes.

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Beet Greens

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Colander

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Transfer greens with tongs to colander with cabbage, then cook remaining greens in same manner and transfer to colander. When greens are cool enough to handle, finely chop.

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Add ham hocks to cooking liquid (liquid will not cover them completely) and simmer, covered, 1 hour.

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Transfer with tongs to a cutting board to cool.

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Transfer ham broth to a bowl, adding water if necessary to measure 5 cups liquid. Discard skin, bones, and fat and finely chop ham.

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Cook onions and garlic in butter in pot over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, about 5 minutes.

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Add flour and cook, stirring, 3 minutes.

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Add ham broth in a slow stream, stirring constantly.

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Add chopped greens, ham, thyme, and minced chile and simmer, uncovered, until greens are tender, about 8 minutes.

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Gradually add spinach, stirring until wilted. Stir in parsley, vinegar, and salt.

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Serve with hot sauce and additional vinegar if desired.

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Vinegar

Gumbo (without spinach, parsley, vinegar, and salt) can be made 2 days ahead. Cool, uncovered, then chill, covered. Reheat before adding remaining ingredients.

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Servings:

283grams

baby spinach 227grams

beet greens (from 1 bunch beets; including stems)1small

to 2 small fresh hot red chiles (2 to 3 inches long), minced, including seeds 3Tbsps

cider vinegar plus additional for serving 2Tbsps

all-purpose flour 59milliliters

finely chopped fresh parsley 1Tbsp

fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme 2

garlic cloves, minced 8servings

Accompaniments: hot sauce such as Tabasco; corn bread or rice 454grams

mustard greens 8larges

cabbage leaves (from 1 large head)2mediums

onions, finely chopped 1teaspoon

salt, or to taste 907grams

smoked ham hocks each)340grams

turnip greens 2Tbsps

unsalted butter

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun works really well with Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. You could try D'Alfonso-Curran Albarino. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 30 dollars per bottle.