Description
Thickened with a roux, this vegetarian gumbo is rich with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, peppers and okra.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, finely chopped
- ½ (16 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed and sliced
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon file powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic
- onion
- and green bell pepper
- and saute until tender. Stir in okra
- mushrooms
- diced tomatoes and their liquid
- tomato paste
- file powder
- bay leaves
- salt
- and pepper. Cook
- stirring occasionally
- 40 minutes.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stirring constantly
- add flour
- and cook 2 to 5 minutes
- until a golden brown roux has formed.
- Spoon the roux into the okra mixture
- and continue to cook
- stirring occasionally
- 5 to 10 minutes
- until thickened.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 8