Gumbo Z'herbes

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 medium onions
• 2 smoked ham hocks (1 lb each)
• ¾ pound turnip greens
• + 10 more ingredients
• • 1 pound mustard greens
  • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 8 cabbage leaves
  • ¼ cup parsley
  • 10 ounces baby spinach
  • 2 small fresh hot red chiles
  • ½ pound beet greens
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • hot sauce such as Tabasco
  • corn bread or rice

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a 6- to 8-quart wide heavy pot. Add cabbage and simmer, covered, until tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer cabbage with tongs to a colander reserving cooking liquid, then add half of mustard, turnip, and beet greens to cooking liquid. Simmer uncovered, 5 minute...

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