All American Vegetarian -- Green & Red Gumbo

[Guest guest]

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Green and Red Gumbo

 

Recipe By :All-American Vegetarian

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : All-American Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

-------- ------------ --------------------------------

2 tablespoons canola oil

4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3 cloves garlic -- minced

2 cups minced onions

1 1/2 cups sliced celery

2 red bell peppers

1 16 oz can tomatoes -- (including liquid) crushed

1 1/2 quarts vegetable stock

OR 4 cups canned vegetable broth diluted

with 6 cups water

3/4 teaspoon dried thyme

4 bay leaves

3/4 teaspoon salt -- (omit if using canned broth)

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

1 pound okra -- trimmed & sliced

2 cups cooked brown or white rice

 

Heat oil with flour in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Stir often, scraping

up and including any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. In about 5-10

minutes, the roux will turn a golden brown and then a rich brown color. Stir in

garlic and onions. Stir and cook another 5 minutes. Stir in celery, peppers,

and crushed tomatoes and their liquid. Continue cooking for 10 minutes,

stirring often. Add vegetable stock, thyme, bay leaves, salt, pepper, Tabasco,

and okra. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Taste and adjust seasonings. Remove

soup from heat. Discard bay leaves.

 

To serve, put a scoop of hot rice in the center of each soup bowl and ladle soup

around the rice. Serve hot.

 

S(ISBN):

" 0-8050-3509-5 "

Copyright:

" 1995 "

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Per serving: 396 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (15% calories from fat); 11g

Protein; 73g Carbohydrate; 2mg Cholesterol; 1453mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 4 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1262