Vegetable Gumbo Recipes

Ingredients :

2 onions, diced

4 ribs celery, diced

2 red bell peppers, diced

2 green bell peppers, diced

1 18-ounce can plum tomatoes

1/2 pound okra, sliced

10 ounces spinach, chopped

1 small head cabbage, shredded

3 garlic cloves, crushed

3 cloves and 2 bay leaves tied in small cheesecloth sachet

6 basil leaves, chopped

2 ounces file powder

1 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp cayenne

1 quart vegetable stock

2 cups cooked brown or white rice

In a large nonstick casserole, combine all the vegetables and cook over low heat until wilted and the onions become translucent, about 15 minutes. Add a sachet of cloves and bay leaves with the other seasonings; cook for 5 minutes. Warm the vegetable stock and add it; bring to a boil, lower the heat to simmer, and cook for 45 minutes. Discard the bay leaf and clove sachet; stir in the rice, cook for 5 minutes, and serve.

Serves 4

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