Gumbo Z'Herbes

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Lard or shortening
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped green onions
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Chopped garlic
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Ham - diced
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Spinach leaves
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Collard greens
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Turnip greens
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Cabbage leaves
2		Chicken stock
1		Bay leaf
		Cayenne pepper - to taste
		Salt - to taste
1		Ground thyme
1/4 cup	59ml	File powder - or less
		Steamed rice - for serving
		Chopped green onions - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Heat lard in a large soup pot, add onion and garlic and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Add ham and cook for 2 minutes. Add greens, a handful at a time, stirring them into fat until wilted before adding next bunch. Add stock, bay leaf, 1 teaspoon salt, cayenne and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Taste for seasoning -- greens should be tender and slightly spicy; add enough salt to enhance flavors. To thicken, have gumbo bubbling gently and stir in 1 tablespoon file powder to start; add file a little at a time until thickened; simmer 3 minutes more. Serve with steamed rice and green onions.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 Servings

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-099 broadcast 01-02-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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