Vegetarian gumbo

Pre-made Roux (don’t ask me how to make it, I either don’t get it dark enough or I burn it)

2 generous Tsp of Voodoo Seasoning (dried herbs like oregano and thyme and some other good stuff)

the holy trinity

¨       2 onions

¨       Red, yellow and green bell pepper, diced

¨       4 stalks of celery

6 cups of vegetable broth

1 can of stewed tomatoes

3-5 shakes of Louisiana Hot Sauce

3 cloves of garlic

1 ½ cups of chopped okra (I like frozen)

Salt and pepper to taste

About a tsp of file powder

In a large stock pot

follow the directions for the roux

sauté the holy trinity in some olive oil, veggies should still be firm

add vegetable broth to the roux then the trinity, hot sauce, garlic, tomatoes, okra,

voodoo seasoning and salt and pepper

 bring ingredients up to a boil and let it simmer about an hour or all day so the house smells good

spoon over cooked rice and add file powder to thicken