Do y’all ever form an entire recipe around ingredients in your kitchen that you need to eat before they go bad? I do this a lot, and this recipe is no exception. I had a lot of corn and almond meal to get through, so I decided to make Cajun classic with grits and hushpuppies on the side. Gumbo actually has African origins, and its identifying factor is the trio of vegetables it contains: onion, celery, and bell pepper. I added carrots as well because I love carrots, but they are not necessary for the dish. The hushpuppies recipe I got from the Vegan 8, so be sure to visit her site for that!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chickpeas, soaked
- 1 cup kidney beans, soaked
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3-5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1-3 carrots, chopped
- 3-5 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 L vegetable broth
- 1 Tbsp. Cajun seasoning
- ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
- 2-3 Tbsp. mild miso paste
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 bag frozen okra (or frozen broccoli if okra is hard to find)
- Green onion, chopped for garnish
- 1 cup white corn meal for grits
Method
- Add the beans, tomatoes, onion, garlic, carrots, celery, bell peppers, broth, and seasoning into the Instant Pot
- Add enough water to cover the ingredients
- Close and seal the Instant Pot
- Press “Manual” and set the time to 23 minutes
- After the timer goes off, let the pot depressurize for 10-15 minutes
- Open the seal to “Venting”
- Blend half of the soup with an immersion blender (or spoon half of the soup into a blender) until it reaches the desired consistency
- Garnish with green onions and hot sauce
- Add the white corn meal and 4 cups of water to a pot and heat on the stove
- Stir constantly until the corn meal reaches a thick consistency
- Add salt to taste
- Serve soup and grits with hushpuppies, recipe from the Vegan 8
- Enjoy!
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