Ham and Vegetable Gumbo Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 oz honey-smoked ham
• 2 tbsp canola oil
• 1 cup fresh chopped red onion
• 1 cup fresh chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped green bell peppers
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• 1 tsp oregano leaves
• 1 tsp ground thyme
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1/2 head fresh red cabbage
• 9 cups cold water
• 7 oz fresh spinach leaves
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh watercress
• 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch Ground Cayenne red pepper
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch Black Pepper

Instructions

1. Trim fat and rind from ham. Set aside.
2. Dice ham into small pieces.
3. In large stock pot, heat ham fat and oil over medium.
4. Stir in ham, onion, celery, green pepper, garlic, oregano, thyme, and bay leaves. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Chop cabbage. Add cabbage and water to pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
6. Add spinach and watercress. Return to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 minute.
7. Add allspice, nutmeg, salt, black pepper, and cayenne.
8. Remove ham fat. Ladle into soup bowls

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