Go Gumbo!

There's no joy (almost) like eating vegan! Friday night was movie night with some friends, and I had to bring my own dinner. So of course I made it vegan. This time I decided to make Gumbo, inspired from one of Jamie Oliver's wonderful recipes. Although it's probably not even close to the gumbos made by the people of Louisiana (at least I think that's where it's from), I liked it. Simple stupid too, so what is there not to like?


For 2 (BIG) portions:
1/2 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 bell pepper in your favorite color
1 stalk of celery
1/2 red chili
2 tbsp of oil
175 g sweet potato
1 tbsp flour
3 dl vegetable stock (3 dl water & 1/2 cube vegetable bouillon)
150 g chickpeas (canned or cooked)
1 tsp paprica powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprica
1 tsp thyme
Salt and pepper after taste

Chop the onion into medium size pieces, depending on what you like. Crush or finely chop the garlic and the chili, chop the celery and cut the bell peppers in about 2*2 cm pieces. Heat a frying pan with the oil. Pop the veggies in the pan and fry on medium heat for about five minutes. While it is frying, peel and cut the sweet potatoes in 1/2 cm thick half-moons. When the vegetables are done frying, add the flour and stir for another two minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and let simmer for about 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft. Yummy!