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President Roosevelt's Gumbo Z'herbes

Here's how you make President Roosevelt's Gumbo Z'herbes
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 3h
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR GREENS BROTH
  • 1 pound cabbage,outer leaves,chopped
  • 1 pound mustard greens, chopped
  • 1 pound beet greens,chopped
  • 1 pound watercress, chopped
  • 1 pound radishes, with tops,chopped
  • 1 strip (1 ounce) bacon
  • 6 cups water
  • FOR SOUP
  • 1 onion,chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 6 green onions,minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 red pepper pod
  • 6 drops hot sauce (Tabasco)
  • 2 pound ham hock
  • 1 teaspoon file powder
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Wash greens very well so no sand is on them

  • Step 2: Chop the radishes off and save for later

  • Step 3: In boiling water, Add bacon.

  • Step 4: Blanch

  • Step 5: Cabbage 10 minutes

  • Step 6: Rest of greens 5 minutes

  • Step 7: Take greens out and put in bowl save broth

  • Step 8: Heat lard in large stock pot

  • Step 9: Add onions,green onions, radishes that have been chopped

  • Step 10: Add the greens

  • Step 11: Fry the drained chopped greens

  • Step 12: When well fried add flour

  • Step 13: Brown the flour (can add browned flour)

  • Step 14: Add greens broth

  • Step 15: Add ham hocks

  • Step 16: Add herbs and rest of seasoning

  • Step 17: Cook on simmer for 2 hours stirring occasionally

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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