Anyone here cook gumbo z'herbes?

I've eaten it. Done right, it is a delicious dish. I made it once and didn't do it right. It was just a big ole pot of greens. NTTAWWT.

Supposed to use an odd number of greens. Go for seven. Okay, maybe five.

Mustard, spinach, turnip, collard, beet, carrot, kale, cabbage, swiss chard ... some choices.

Leah Chase has a recipe out there. So does Emeril and all the usual suspects. Pickled meat and ham hocks are good additions. I edited my previous post and included some greens.

I have and it's very good and freezes well. I think I posted a recipe here. Long time ago though.

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Anyone here cook gumbo z'herbes?

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Made one 2 years ago and it was fantastic. My wife won't eat it though, because she hates greens. I think i used this Dookie Chase recipe but modified it to my liking.

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It is one of my favorite gumbos and i'll be doing it again this year. Probably for an away game.

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Ingredients

Leah Chase's Gumbo Des Herbes recipe
A savory bowl of Leah Chase's green gumbo / Lorin Gaudin

1 bunch mustard greens
1 bunch collard greens
1 bunch turnip greens
1 bunch watercress
1 bunch beet tops
1 bunch carrot tops
1 bunch spinach
1/2 head of lettuce
1/2 head of cabbage
2 medium onions (chopped)
4 cloves garlic (mashed and chopped)
Water
1 lb. smoked sausage
1 lb. smoked ham
1 lb. stew meat
1 lb. brisket
1 lb. chaurice (hot)
5 Tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon thyme leaves
1 Tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon filé powder

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Not sure what greens I will use. Definitely collard and mustard greens. Not sure if I should add others.

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Add others. Adds some depth. This isn't a cheap recipe, at least the one i made. But it is worth the time and effort. It was definitely the most time consuming gumbo i make.

The only version I've had was from The Gumbo Shop. It was different than most because it had red beans in it. Very tasty.

I researched the hell out of it a few years ago and found several recipes, but they varied widely. Some said no meat, others had plenty of meat. Some used a roux, but others were like a pot of greens with sausage added.

I messed around with the recipes and came up with this one, which uses smoked turkey wings and sausage. The wings give it good flavor, and their meat is nice too.

I've made my version a few times, and I really like it.

Gumbo Z'Herbes

1 bunch mustard greens
1 bunch collard greens
1 bunch turnip greens
1 bunch parsley
1 bag frozen spinach
1 bunch kale, chard, cabbage, watercress, beet tops, carrot tops, or other available greens. (supposed to use odd number of greens)

1 large onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery
½ bell pepper
1 bunch green onions
4 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 tsp. thyme, chopped
1 bay leaf

1 link smoked sausage
2 smoked turkey wings (tips discarded)
1 tsp. thyme leaves
salt and pepper
cayenne
hot sauce (Crystal)
file’

1. Clean fresh greens. Cover with water and boil with piece of turkey wing for 30 minutes in large stock pot. Remove greens with tongs into colander sitting on rimmed baking sheet. Chop greens fine (or use food processor) to get to size that can be eaten with a spoon.

2. Make or heat some roux in a heavy pot. Cook onions, celery, and bell pepper five or ten minutes. Add garlic, thyme, and green onions, cook another minute or so.

3. Ladle pot liquor into the roux mixture and whisk together. Add all to the stock pot, whisk together, and return greens to pot, along with spinach and rest of turkey wings. Season with bay leaf, cayenne, S&P, and Crystal or other hot sauce.

4. Simmer about an hour. Add sausage. Simmer another hour, or until greens are done to liking. Remove turkey meat from bone, and stir meat back into pot.

5. Serve over rice with file’ and hot sauce.

It's posted.

Glad I went there, so I ran across the recipe for Chicken and Andouille Meatballs in Gumbo Gravy that Stadium Rat posted.

That sounds damned good, and I have a shortage of good appetizer recipes.