The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name. In the 1840s, hundreds of Louisianans went off to fight in the Mexican War. They returned with Mexican pepper seeds and a ...

At its simplest, gumbo is a savory one-pot stew made with various meats or shellfish, vegetables, and herbs, that lives at the intersection of African, Native American, and European cultures.

The original Earthshare Gardens recipe included the notation that for each different green added to the gumbo, a new friend would be made — another bonus of expanding your vegetable world.

and other meats and vegetables. What does adding okra do for the gumbo? Okra, with its distinctive, thick mucilage, is one of the traditional thickeners in gumbo. The others are filé — a powder ...

The basic techniques of cooking a gumbo (the vegetable “trinity,” the protein and the roux) provide a foundation upon which to work — just like the basic techniques of vegetable gardening ...

If you’re craving a rich, flavorful dish that fits perfectly within your low-carb lifestyle, this crab and shrimp gumbo will ...

Sure, you can get the Cajun and Creole soup pretty much anywhere in the country. But the Gumbo Belt has the best.

This recipe for a nutrient-rich, vegetable-forward stew riffs on a style of Creole gumbo traditionally made vegetarian for Lent. It’s also a great way to use up a crisper drawer full of greens ...

Do I feel bad about it? Not at all. My stepdad assured me that great gumbo doesn’t suffer just because the vegetables came pre-cut (or even frozen). The same goes for garlic. Peeling and mincing ...