Best 6 Vegetable Gumbo Recipes

VEGETABLE GUMBO (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, heat oil for 30 seconds. Add onions and celery, cook stirring until soft (5 minutes).
• Stir in garlic, thyme, peppercorns, and bay leaf, cook stirring for 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Transfer to large crock pot insert.
• Stir in rice and broth.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours or until rice is tender.
• Discard bay leaf.
• In a small cup mix together the paprika and lemon juice.
• Add paprika/lemon juice mixture, okra and green pepper, stirring in well.
• Cover and cook on high for 20 minutes or until pepper is tender.
• Add a dash or two of hot pepper sauce if desired.

VEGETABLE GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes. 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.
• 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.
• 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. Serve with the rice, if desired.

VEGETABLE GUMBO

Steps:

• Method: In a large heavy stew pot, place bouillon and white grape juice, onion, green pepper, celery garlic, cook until tender, 5-7 minutes.
• Add other ingredients, cook over low heat, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking to bottom.
• Cover and simmer gently until corn and okra are done.
• (or simmer in crockpot 6-7 hours) If you use dried herbs, rub them with the palms of your hands before adding to the pot, this releases their mojo.

VEGETABLE GUMBO STEW

Steps:

• Melt margarine in 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in flour. Cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until deep golden brown. Stir in onion, bell pepper and garlic. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender.
• Gradually add broth, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Stir in remaining ingredients except lima beans. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in lima beans. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lima beans are hot.

QUICK VEGETABLE GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat oil over med heat in a 4 qt dutch oven until hot.
• Add bell pepper, celery, onion and garlic.
• Stir until crisp tender.
• Add Tomatoes, juice, beans, parsley, oregano, pepper sauce and bay leaves.
• Bring to boil over high heat.
• Add rice.
• Cover and reduce heat to simmer.
• Simmer 15 minutes or until rice is cooked.
• Add okra.
• Cover and cook 5 minutes longer or until okra is tender.
• Remove bay leaves.

VEGETABLE GUMBO

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan add greens and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Remove greens to a cutting board (reserving 2 cups of cooking water) and chop coarsely, set aside.
• In a heavy saucepan over medium low heat whisk 1/4 cup oil and flour together and cook, stirring constantly, until the roux is a dark reddish brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large soup pot heat 2 tablespoons oil and saute onions, green pepper, celery and tomatoes for about 10 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Add hot sauce, file powder, cayenne, thyme, oregano, basil, parsley and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes more. Then whisk in roux, stock and reserved greens cooking water, bring to a boil, add salt and pepper, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add okra, kidney beans and cook for 5 minutes more. Taste for seasoning. Serve with white rice.