Louisiana Gumbo

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Louisiana Gumbo

Louisiana Gumbo

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  • Yield: 4 cups
  • You're needed for: 20 minutes
  • Until it's done: 60 minutes

Louisiana gumbo made from scratch with help from your Vitamix.

Ingredients:

  • ROUX
  • oil (any will do) - 1/8 cup
  • flour - 1/4 cup
  • vegan butter (or more oil) - 1 Tbsp.
  • VEGETABLES
  • onion - 1/2 of a whole
  • garlic - 4 cloves
  • celery - 3 stalks
  • green pepper (de-seeded) - 1/2 of a whole
  • roma tomato - 4 whole
  • vegan butter (or oil) - 1/5 Tbsp.
  • vegetable broth - 2 cups
  • worcestershire sauce - 1/8 cup
  • parsley (fresh) - 1/4 cup
  • paprika - 1/2 tsp.
  • cayanne - 1/2 tsp.
  • thyme - 1/2 tsp.
  • salt & pepper - to taste
  • MEATS
  • vegan chicken - 1/2 lb.
  • vegan sausage - 1/2 lb.
  • SERVE
  • white rice - 3 cups
  • green onions - 4 stalks

Instructions:

ROUX

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan with a lid
  2. Add flour and stir
  3. Add the “butter”
  4. Continue stirring until browned (took 7 min for us)
  5. Let cool

VEGETABLES

  1. Chop the vegetables into small pieces using your Vitamix
  2. Pulse on low speed for a couple of seconds each
  3. Add to pan with roux once all chopped
  4. Add more “butter” and cook for 5 minutes
  5.  Add the broth, worcestershire parsley and spices
  6. Chop your okra by hand and add to the mixture
  7. Turn to medium heat and cover
  8. Cook for 20 minutes

“MEATS”

  1. Chop your meats by hand or in the Vitamix
  2. Add them to the vegetable mixture
  3. Cover and keep cooking for another 20 minutes

SERVE

  1. Serve over fluffy white rice directly from the pot
  2. Garnish with green onions
  3. Snap a pic and tag #lifeisNOYOKE
  4. Enjoy!

 

Useful tips for Louisiana Gumbo

START TO FINISH GUMBO IN YOUR VITAMIX:

PREP:

  1. Cook rice and any meat you plan to add.
  2. Cut vegetables (and meat if you’re using it) into pieces no larger than golf balls.

PART 1:

  1. Add broth to your container.
  2. Add vegetables and seasoning.
  3. Start on Variable Speed 1 and ramp up to Variable Speed 10, then High.
  4. Run on High for 5 – 6 minutes (until contents are hot).

PART 2:

  1. Turn Vitamix down to Variable Speed 2.
  2. Remove lid plug.
  3. Add meats and rice and blend for about 5 seconds (until pieces are chopped).

MORE AUTHENTIC RECIPE (with help from your Vitamix) BELOW.

Chop your okra by hand, you want the classic wheel-shape to be visible in your gumbo. You can buy okra in the freezer section if you can't find it fresh.

Up close at a spoonful of vegan Louisiana gumbo.

For useful tips, food photography and the full post, visit:
Lifeisnoyoke.com/vitamix-gumbo/