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Gumbo zherbes

Gumbo Zherbes

https://louisianawomanblog.com/2024/01/17/gumbo-zherbes-made-with-greens-a-green-gumbo-recipe/

  • Choose from different greens like collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, spinach, arugula, kale, beet greens, carrot tops, swiss chard, etc.
  • There is a saying one should choose from an uneven number of greens. It is thought to be based on a superstitious belief. In this case, I chose five because that’s how many different greens I found in the grocery store

Ingredients

  • Smoked sausage
  • Olive oil
  • Flour for roux (sub in corn starch or potato starch?)
  • Onion
  • Bell pepper
  • Celery
  • Garlic
  • Broth
  • Winter greens (collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, green lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale, beet greens, carrot tops, swiss chard, etc.)
  • Parsley
  • Cabbage
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Salt
  • Bay leaves
  • Green onion
  • White rice

How To: Make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo with Isaac Toups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JXtB7JFQY https://www.vice.com/en/article/chicken-and-andouille-sausage-gumbo/

Ingredients

  • Onion
  • Celery
  • Bell Peppers
  • 1 jalapeño

  • Garlic

  • Fresh Tyme
  • Bay leaves
  • Black pepper
  • Chicken Thighs (or whatever)
  • Andouille sausage (or something similar)
  • Beer (amber-style)
  • cayenne pepper
  • cooked white rice
  • green onions

Directions

Part 1A - In a pot

  1. Roux (butter & potato starch)
  2. Can also use Okra for thickening
  3. Sweat Onion, Celery, Bell pepper
  4. Add garlic
  5. Add beer
  6. Add chicken stock

Part 1B - In a pan

  1. brown meat, deglaze with beer

2 - In a pot

  1. Add meat and fond (from pan) to pot
  2. Add bay leaves, thyme

3 - Serve

  1. Scoop of rice
  2. Pour over gumbo

Gumbo 101 with Chef Leah Chase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPakK2wuhcg

Duck Sausage Shrimp Gumbo Recipe - Cajun Gumbo with Andouille, Duck Leg, Shrimp and Langoustine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qotGKLFP1g