Vegan Pepper Pot Soup

The recipe that inspired this called for hours of soaking bones and making a beef stock. Not only do I not have time to do that, but I don't really enjoy handling red meat. So, here is a lovely vegan version that is really quick and very satisfying.

Ingredients

2 quarts water
1 cup okra, sliced
1 carrot, sliced diagonally
2 celery sticks, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup vegetable stock
3 small tomatoes, chopped
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. sea salt
1 tbsp. pepper

Instructions

Bring the water to a boil with some sea salt. Add the carrot, celery, okra, bell pepper, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Let everything simmer for about 5 mintues and ad the vegetable stock. Simmer another 5 minutes and add the tomoates. Simmer another5-8 minutes and serve hot.