Gumbo z'Herbes

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Even successful New Orleans, wherever nutrient is king, you tin find a vegetarian gumbo -- particularly if you hold until the Lenten season, erstwhile meatless versions of this greens-heavy stew tin much easy beryllium found. According to "Greens" writer Thomas Head, the iconic Leah Chase serves gumbo z'herbes astatine her New Orleans edifice Dooky Chase each Holy Thursday, utilizing 9 kinds of greens and a assortment of meats.

Head's mentation calls for a ham hock oregon smoked sausage to spirit the gumbo; this adaptation uses smoked paprika instead, to adhd a small depth. Tradition dictates that you usage an unusual fig of greens -- and arsenic galore antithetic kinds arsenic possible, arsenic that determines the fig of friends you volition marque successful the coming year.

The cooked greens and their broth tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 5 days earlier you marque the gumbo. The finished gumbo tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 1 week oregon frozen for up to 3 months.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 12 (makes astir 13 cups)

3 pounds greens (a operation of mustard greens, collards, turnip greens, beet greens, radish leaves, watercress, kale, parsley and/or others; spot headnote), washed, pugnacious stems removed, and chopped into 1-inch pieces (see headnote)
8 cups homemade oregon no-salt-added store-bought rootlike broth (see related recipe)
Water, arsenic needed
1/2 cupful rootlike oil
1/2 cupful flour
1 ample onion, finely chopped (2 cups)
1 mean greenish doorbell pepper, seeded and finely chopped (1 cup)
1 mean reddish doorbell pepper, seeded and finely chopped (1 cup)
3 ribs celery, finely chopped (1 cup)
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 spoon to 2 teaspoons crushed cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons smoked Spanish paprika (pimenton)
2 teaspoons good oversea salt, positive much arsenic needed
1 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper, positive much arsenic needed
12 cups cooked achromatic oregon brownish rice
Scallion tops, coarsely chopped, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
370
Fat
11 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
62 g
Sodium
420 mg
Protein
9 g
Fiber
6 g
Sugar
6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Greens: A Savor the South Cookbook," by Thomas Head (University of North Carolina Press, 2016).

Tested by Joe Yonan.

Published March 20, 2016

Updated March 15, 2026