Vegetarian Gumbo

Name: Vegetarian Gumbo
Ingredients: ½ cup + 1 tbsp all purpose flour; ½ cup vegetable oil; 4½ cups vegetable stock (room temperature); 1 cup okra, cut into rounds or 1 inch pieces slit in half; 1 medium carrot, sliced or diced; 1 sweet potato, diced; 1 leek, finely chopped; ½ cup celery, finely chopped; ½ cup red onions, finely chopped; ½ cup green bell pepper, finely chopped; ½ cup scallions, finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 tbsp oil; 2 bay leaves; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp tabasco sauce; ¼ cup parsley, roughly chopped; Salt & pepper