Leah Chase's Gumbo Z'Herbes

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 129.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	0%	96%
fat	3%	6%
aromatics	17%	21%
salt	1%	0%
thickener	3%	4%
vegetables and beans	36%	38%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1050 g	5 cups chopped mustard greens
	5 cups chopped collard greens
	5 cups chopped turnip greens
142 g	3 cups chopped beet tops (5 oz.)
180 g	2 cups chopped cabbage
60 g	2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
	2 cups chopped watercress
45 g	1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped spinach
42 g	1 cup chopped carrot tops (1 1/2 oz.)
6 g	2 garlic cloves, chopped
150 g	1 medium onion, chopped
227 g	1/2 pound smoked sausage, diced
227 g	1/2 pound smoked ham, diced
227 g	1/2 pound uncooked beef brisket, diced
227 g	1/2 pound dry Spanish chorizo or andouille sausage, diced
27 g	2 tablespoons vegetable oil
30 g	1/4 cup all-purpose flour
12 g	2 teaspoons table salt
1 g	1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 g	1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
	1/2 teaspoon filé powder
	Hot cooked rice

Method: 4 steps, published by www.southernliving.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Such a comforting, healthy recipe to make especially in the winter. I use bone broth instead of water and added some worcestershire and pinch or brown sugar. I also just used andouille sausage for the meat and it was still excellent.” — a cook, 5★

“Sounds great and can't wait to make it.” — a cook, 5★