Vegetable Gumbo

Name: Vegetable Gumbo
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 283 grams package frozen black-eyed peas; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (preferably hot); 454 grams kale or Swiss chard, stemmed and chopped; 473 milliliters low-sodium vegetable broth; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce

Vegetable Gumbo

Vegetable Gumbo might be just the Creole recipe you are searching for. For $1.4 per serving, you get a soup that serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 249 calories, 9g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up paprika, kosher salt and pepper, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.

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Add the flour and cook, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, 3 tablespoons water and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften, about 8 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Bell Pepper

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Celery

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Add the soy sauce and paprika and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Stir in the vegetable broth, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, then cover and bring to a boil.

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Add the greens and black-eyed peas to the pot. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Greens

Peas

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Serve with the rice, if desired.

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Rice

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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283grams

package frozen black-eyed peas 2stalks

celery, chopped 3Tbsps

all-purpose flour 3cloves

garlic, chopped 1

green bell pepper, chopped 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1small

onion, chopped 1teaspoon

smoked paprika (preferably hot)454grams

kale or Swiss chard, stemmed and chopped 473milliliters

low-sodium vegetable broth 3Tbsps

vegetable oil 1Tbsp

soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce

Recommended wine: Rose Wine, Albarino, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun works really well with rosé Wine, Albarino, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. One wine you could try is Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay Wine. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.