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                             GUMBO DES HERBES

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cajun                            Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       bn           Mustard greens
   1       bn           Collard greens
   1       bn           Turnip greens
   1       bn           Watercress
   1       bn           Beet tops
   1       bn           Carrot tops
   1       bn           Spinach
     1/2                Head lettuce
     1/2                Head cabbage
   2       md           Onions, chopped
   4                    Cloves garlic, mashed and
                        -Water
   1       lb           Smoked  sausage
   1       lb           Smoked ham
   1       lb           Brisket stew meat
   1       lb           Boneless brisket
   1       lb           Hot chaurice
   5       tb           Flour
   1       tb           Salt
   1       t            Cayenne pepper
   1       t            Thyme  leaves
   1       tb           File powder
                        -Steamed rice
                        -chopped

  Thoroughly wash all greens to remove grit and pick out
  bad leaves; place in a large pot with omion and
  garlic. Cover with waterand boil for 30 minutes. Drain
  cooked greens, reserve liquid.
  
  Puree greens in a food processor or grind in a meet
  grinder; set aside.
  
  Meanwhile, cut meats and sausages into bite-size
  pieces. Place smoked sausage, ham, stew meat and
  brisket in a 12-quart stock pot; add two cups reserved
  liquid from greens and steam for 15 minutes. Place
  chaurice in a skillet and steam until all grease is
  cooked out; remove chaurice from skillet and set aside.
  
  Stir flour into chaurice drippings in skillet and cook
  for five minutes or until flour is cooked (it does not
  have to brew). Pour roux over meat in stock pot,
  stirring well. Add pureed greens and two quarts of the
  reserved liquid from greens; simmer for 20 minutes.
  Add chaurice, salt, cayenne and thyme, stirring well.
  Simmer for 40 minutes. Stir in file powder and remove
  from heat. Serve over rice. Makes eight servings.
  
  From Chef John Folse of Lafitte's Landing in
  Donaldsonville, Louisiana
  
  From: Bill Birner                     Date: 08 Mar 94
 


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