Veggie & Bean Gumbo
over brown rice
This meal brings the flavors of New Orleans to your dinner table with just some simple spices. We hope you made extra because this dish packs up well and is even better the next day!
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Veggie & Bean Gumbo:
- Brown rice, uncooked - 2/3 cup
- Onions - 1 , diced
- Bell pepper, green - 1 , diced
- Bell pepper, red - 1 , diced
- Okra - 1/2 lb , stems removed and sliced
- Mushrooms, brown - 3/4 lb , quartered
- Diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted (14 oz / 397 g can) - 1 can
- Pinto beans or black-eyed peas (14 oz / 397 g can) - 1 can , drained and rinsed
- Cooking oil - 1 1/2 Tbsp
- Butter - 1 1/2 Tbsp
- Flour - 3 Tbsp
- Broth, vegetable - 1/2 cup + 1 1/2 cups
- Paprika - 1 tsp
- Cajun seasoning - 2 tsp
- Bay leaves - 1
- Hot sauce - for serving
- Limes - 1/2 , sliced into wedges
Prep
- Rice - Fill a saucepan or Dutch oven (or rice cooker) with rice, water (use 2:1 ratio for water to rice), and some salt. Cover with lid and bring to a boil. Once water boils, stir, lower heat to a low-medium, and cover. Rice is done when it's absorbed all the water, ~45 minutes for brown rice. If it's not done, leave the cover on until all water has been absorbed. Take cover off to release steam and fluff with a wooden spoon after 5 minutes. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Onions / Bell peppers / Okra / Mushrooms - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)
- Diced tomatoes - Drain.
- Beans or black-eyed peas - Drain and rinse.
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Make
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and butter. Once heated / melted, add flour and stir to mix. Cook until an amber brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in first part of vegetable broth and then onions, bell peppers, paprika, and Cajun seasoning with a sprinkle of salt. Cook until aromatic and softened, ~3 minutes.
- Add mushrooms, tomatoes, okra, second part of vegetable broth, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Fold in beans and cook for another 4 to 6 minutes until beans are warmed up.
- Remove bay leaf, and season to taste with salt, pepper, more of the spices, or your favorite hot sauce. Enjoy over rice with lime wedges.
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