Discover a flavorful journey through the vibrant world of vegetarian gumbo with our comprehensive guide. Immerse yourself in the rich history of this iconic dish, tracing its roots from the heart of Louisiana's diverse culinary heritage. In this article, we'll embark on a tantalizing exploration of vegetarian gumbo, unlocking its secrets and providing you with a step-by-step recipe to create a delectable and satisfying meal. Get ready to indulge your senses and savor the delectable flavors of this classic dish, as we guide you through the process of crafting a vegetarian gumbo that will leave a lasting impression.
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VEGETARIAN GUMBO
No one will miss the meat in this satisfying stew (it's also vegan!). It starts with a roux and the holy trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper, then calls for both fresh ingredients (okra and yellow squash) and canned (tomatoes and black-eyed peas).
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Lunch Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a medium pot, whisk together oil and flour to combine. Cook over medium heat, whisking frequently, until mixture is the color of butterscotch, about 10 minutes.
- Add onion, celery, and bell pepper. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until vegetables soften, about 8 minutes. Add tomatoes and Creole seasoning; cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Stir in broth, okra, squash, and peas. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Serve over rice, sprinkled with scallions.
VEGAN (SAY WHAT?!) GUMBO
Gumbo (a West African word that means 'okra') is traditionally served over long-grain white rice, but feel free to health it up by using brown rice. I was challenged to come up with a vegan gumbo recipe that removed the meat, but kept similar consistency, texture, and that savory, spicy flavor. Laissez les bons temp rouler!
Provided by Javagoddess
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Gumbo Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
- Stir in the onion, bell peppers, celery, and garlic; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the vegetable mixture to a large bowl; set aside.
- Heat the remaining 1/3 cup canola oil in the same skillet over medium heat for about 30 seconds.
- Whisk in the flour, stirring constantly until the roux darkens and has a nutty scent, about 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and pour in about one cup of vegetable broth, whisking constantly until the mixture is smooth.
- Stir in the vegetable mixture and tomatoes.
- Pour in about one more cup of vegetable broth, stirring to combine.
- Mix in the eggplant, okra, red beans, salt, thyme, basil, file powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, paprika, cumin, liquid smoke, bay leaves, and remaining 4 cups of broth.
- Cover and continue to simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211.1 calories, Carbohydrate 27.1 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 8.1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 948.5 mg, Sugar 6.8 g
VEGETARIAN GUMBO
This meatless gumbo has a distinct Louisiana flavor, thanks to the roux, Creole seasoning and the "holy trinity" of Creole cooking (onion, celery, bell pepper). Gumbo is traditionally made with a variety of smoked meats and seafood, but this version gets an added bit of smokiness from an optional splash of liquid smoke. Here, the okra is roasted in the oven before being added to the pot, which eliminates the gooey-ness. There is also no skimping on vegetables in this gumbo, and the red lentils thicken it while adding protein. Serving this gumbo over white rice helps make it a complete meal.
Provided by Vallery Lomas
Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place the frozen okra in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet, breaking up any large clumps, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Roast, until cooked through and just starting to brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- As okra roasts, prepare the roux: Melt the butter in a cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. (Either vessel will help evenly distribute the heat for a better roux.) If using vegetable oil, simply heat over medium. Using a heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon, mix the flour into the fat. Stir continuously, making sure to scrape the bottom of the pot so the roux does not burn (a burned roux cannot be saved), until the roux transforms from pale to peanut butter to a rich cinnamon color, about 7 minutes. Remove the roux from the heat and set aside. (Pull the pot from the heat just as the desired color is reached; the retained heat will continue to cook the roux slightly.)
- Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the celery and bell pepper, and cook until softened, another 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Lastly, add the Creole and Old Bay seasonings, and stir so that they coat the vegetables and are lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the diced tomatoes, stock and lentils. Bring the ingredients to a boil, then reduce the heat to a light simmer. Cover and allow the lentils to cook undisturbed for 15 minutes. (Add more water or stock if needed.)
- Add the okra and cook uncovered until softened, another 5 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce, and the liquid smoke, if using. Give the cooled roux a good stir and add it to the pot, making sure to mix it in thoroughly, then simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning by adding salt, pepper, creole seasoning or hot sauce, if desired. Serve warm over white rice or quinoa.
VEGETARIAN GUMBO
This Vegetarian Gumbo is so smoky and flavorful, you'll never miss the meat and vegetables.
Provided by Christin Mahrlig
Categories Soup
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Place vegetable oil and flour in a Dutch Oven with a heavy bottom. I like to use a cast iron Dutch oven. Turn the heat on medium and whisk continuously until mixture becomes fragrant. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Turn heat to low or medium-low depending on the size and heat your burner gives off. Continue to whisk continuously (it's alright to stop for a few seconds here and there, but not for any length of time) until roux becomes a dark caramel color, like the color of an old penny. This could take 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove Dutch oven from heat.
- In a food processor, process tomato, onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, liquid smoke, vinegar, hot sauce, soy sauce, thyme, red pepper flakes, paprika, nutmeg, and oregano until mixture is smooth.
- Place Dutch oven with roux over medium-high heat and add tomato/onion puree. Stir to mix together. Continue to cook until most of liquid has evaporated.
- Add vegetable stock and stir. Bring to a simmer.
- Add beans, mushrooms, zucchini, green and red pepper, and celery and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve with rice and green onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 245 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
VEGETARIAN GUMBO
This flavorful vegan dinner is a veggie version of the Louisiana classic. It's chock-full of butternut squash, tomatoes, poblano peppers and okra, to name just a few. This vegetarian gumbo is a quick dinner packed with flavor and spice that's done in only 30 minutes. To make it a meal, serve it with cornbread drizzled with olive oil.
Provided by Robin Bashinsky
Categories Healthy Butternut Squash Recipes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Whisk flour and oil in a 7-quart pot. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture is deeply browned (the color of milk chocolate), 10 to 12 minutes. Add squash, onions, poblanos and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are well coated and warmed through, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth, crushed tomatoes and salt; bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Stir in okra; reduce heat to medium-high and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in zucchini and beans; simmer until the squash is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in hot sauce, vinegar and pepper. Serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321.9 calories, Carbohydrate 52.6 g, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 10.4 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 639.5 mg, Sugar 8.7 g
VEGETARIAN GUMBO RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: olive oil, yellow onion, cremini mushroom, garlic, low sodium soy sauce, dried thyme, smoked paprika, dried oregano, cayenne pepper, vegan worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, salt, pepper, cannellini bean, bread crumbs, vital wheat gluten, vegetable broth, all purpose flour, celery, okra, green bell pepper, tomato, red kidney bean, brown rice, fresh parsley
Provided by Rachel Gaewski
Categories Dinner
Yield 5 servings
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add ½ cup (75g) diced onion and cook for 3-4 minutes, until semi-translucent.
- Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, until most of the juices have evaporated.
- Add 2 cloves of minced garlic, the soy sauce, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon oregano, ¼ teaspoon cayenne, 2 teaspoons vegan Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon liquid smoke, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and cook for another 4-5 minutes, until all of the liquid has evaporated and the spices are fragrant.
- Add the cannellini beans to a medium bowl and mash until mostly smooth (a few lumps are okay). Then, add the mushroom mixture, bread crumbs, vital wheat gluten, and 2 tablespoons vegetable broth and mix well until combined. Use your hands to knead the mixture until cohesive, then begin to roll about a tablespoon at a time of the mixture into "meatballs".
- In the same large pot, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the meatballs and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Remove the meatballs from the pot and set aside.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot, along with the flour. Stir the roux continuously with a wooden spoon for about 3-4 minutes, until the consistency resembles wet sand.
- Add the remaining ½ cup (75g) diced onion, the celery, and the okra to the pot and cook for 4-5 minutes, until the onion is semi-translucent.
- Add the remaining 4 cloves of minced garlic and the green bell pepper and cook for another 3-4 minutes, until the garlic is fragrant.
- Add the remaining teaspoon of vegan Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon liquid smoke, 1 teaspoon thyme, ½ teaspoon oregano, 1 teaspoon paprika, ¼ teaspoon cayenne, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook for 4 more minutes, until the spices are fragrant.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and stir until combined. Then, add the red beans and add the remaining 3½ cups (840ml) vegetable broth and stir until well combined. Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the gumbo has thickened.
- Season with salt to taste. Then, add the meatballs and stir to incorporate.
- Serve over rice and garnish with parsley.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1090 calories, Carbohydrate 113 grams, Fat 76 grams, Fiber 17 grams, Protein 31 grams, Sugar 16 grams
FIRE ROASTED VEGETARIAN GUMBO
The smokiness from the paprika, roasted peppers, and tomatoes takes the place of andouille sausage in this vegetarian gumbo. With a lot of spice and flavor, this gumbo is a great way to warm up on a cold winter's night.
Provided by JessMacintyre
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Gumbo Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to broil.
- Arrange the serrano, banana, and jalapeno chile peppers on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Watch carefully and broil just until the skins blacken and blister, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the peppers and continue broiling until all sides are blackened. Remove the peppers from the oven and place in a sealed paper bag to steam. After 15 to 20 minutes, remove peppers from the bag and peel off the crispy black skin. Remove stems and seeds from the peppers, coarsely chop, and place in a bowl.
- Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat until a pinch of flour sprinkled over the oil just begins to bubble. Whisk in the rest of the flour and cook, whisking continuously, until the mixture is well blended and dark brown, about 20 minutes. Once it becomes dark brown, remove the roux from the heat.
- Place 2 tablespoons of canola oil into a deep soup pot and heat over medium-high heat. When the oil is just about to smoke, stir in the celery with half of the onions and bell peppers. Cook and stir until the vegetables are tender and the onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir 1/4 cup of the vegetable broth into the pot. Cover, and simmer until almost all the liquid is evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Stir the serrano, banana, and jalapeno chile peppers, along with the uncooked bell peppers and onions, garlic, Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika file powder, into the cooked bell peppers and onions. Stir the roux and 1 cup of stock into the vegetable mixture until the roux dissolves. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, sweet potato, parsnip, red beans, black-eyed peas, okra, and remaining stock. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.8 calories, Carbohydrate 35.7 g, Fat 11.8 g, Fiber 8.8 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 885.8 mg, Sugar 8.4 g
VEGETARIAN LOUISIANA GUMBO
Taken from Vegetarian Times, March 2003. Since this was first posted, we have made this and found it to be delicious! We didn't have as much okra as the recipe called for, but would recommed using the entire amount suggested as it is an important ingredient. We hope you enjoy it!!!
Provided by Dominick and Amanda
Categories Gumbo
Time 35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- To make Roux: In medium-sized, heavy-gauge saucepan, heat oil and garlic over medium heat, about 1 minute. Avoid browning garlic. Whisk in flour and increase heat to medium-high. Whisk continuously, and when paste begins to darken, add broth and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to whisk as roux thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- To make Gumbo: Spray 5-quart saucepan with nonstick cooking spray or wipe down with olive oil. Heat saucepan over medium-high heat and add garlic, onion, and pepper. Sauté 3 minutes, and add okra. Cook 5 minutes, and add vegetarian links and seitan. Cook mixture 8 minutes, stirring often. Add sherry.
- Add ¾ cup broth to pan. Place tomatoes in food processor, and pulse to chop coarsely. Add tomatoes to broth. Whisk remaining ¼ cup broth into roux, and stir mixture into gumbo. Add thyme, coriander, and hot pepper sauce. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.8, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 261.2, Carbohydrate 17.5, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 7.6, Protein 2.7
CAJUN VEGETABLE GUMBO
Make and share this Cajun Vegetable Gumbo recipe from Food.com.
Provided by JessicaSmmns
Categories Gumbo
Time 1h20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Place the greens in a large soup pot with enough water to just cover the greens. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 cups of the cooking water.
- On a cutting board, coarsely chop the greens and set aside.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk 1/4 cup oil and the flour together and cook, stirring constantly, until the roux is a dark reddish-brown, about 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
- In the large soup pot, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and sauté the onions, bell pepper, celery, and tomatoes for about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are wilted.
- Add the hot sauce, bay leaves, file powder, cayenne, thyme, oregano, basil, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the roux, vegetable or faux chicken broth, and the reserved greens-cooking water, stirring well to blend in the roux.
- Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Add the cooked collard greens, okra, kidney beans, and rice and cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaves and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 515.1, Fat 22.1, SaturatedFat 3, Sodium 1335.5, Carbohydrate 69.8, Fiber 10.8, Sugar 12.1, Protein 12.7
Tips:
- Use a large pot or Dutch oven to make the gumbo. This will allow you to easily fit all of the ingredients and have room to stir.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different vegetables. Some other good options include okra, corn, and bell peppers.
- If you want a thicker gumbo, you can add a roux. To make a roux, heat equal parts oil and flour in a saucepan over medium heat until the mixture is dark brown. Then, stir the roux into the gumbo.
- Serve the gumbo with rice. You can also add a dollop of sour cream or yogurt, or a sprinkle of chopped green onions.
Conclusion:
This vegetarian gumbo is a delicious and hearty meal that's perfect for a cold night. It's also a great way to use up leftover vegetables. So next time you're looking for a satisfying and easy-to-make meal, give this vegetarian gumbo a try.
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