Red Bean Gumbo

Name: Red Bean Gumbo
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ recipe Slow-Cooked vegan Sausage Links or 2 purchased vegan sausage links, such as Tofurky brand, sliced (optional); ½ recipe Slow-Cooked vegan Sausage Links or 2 purchased vegan sausage links, such as Tofurky brand, sliced (optional); ½ teaspoon liquid smoke; 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, or to taste; 3 cups cooked brown rice, for serving; 1 tablespoon beurre manié or other thickener (optional); 1 large yellow onion, chopped; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 4 cups vegetable broth; 1 (14-ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes, with their juices; 3 cups cooked dark red kidney beans or other red beans or 2 (15-ounce) cans beans, rinsed and drained; 3 cups cooked dark red kidney beans or other red beans or 2 (15-ounce) cans beans, rinsed and drained; 3 cups cooked dark red kidney beans or other red beans or 2 (15-ounce) cans beans, rinsed and drained; 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 cup sliced fresh or thawed frozen okra; 1 cup sliced fresh or thawed frozen okra; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon filé powder (optional); Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ recipe Slow-Cooked vegan Sausage Links or 2 purchased vegan sausage links, such as Tofurky brand, sliced (optional); 2 teaspoons olive oil (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker

By Robin Robertson

Published 2012

About

Long, gentle cooking in a slow cooker is a great way to bring out the flavors in a gumbo, in which okra and filé powder are natural thickeners. For a heartier gumbo, add some sliced and sautéed vegan sausage just before serving. This recipe is both gluten-free (without the optional vegan sausage) and soy-free (if you use a soy-free vegan butter for the optional beurre manié).

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Vegan
Gluten-free
Microwave

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