Heat the oil in a heavy pot and saut, garlic. Add onions and saut, until clear and blended with garlic. Add peppers, eggplant and zucchini. Blend together mixing gently with a wooden spoon. Add salt, pepper and basil. If you like it highly seasoned add a little cayenne or Tabasco sauce. Cook about 10 minutes over a moderately high heat; stir almost constantly. Add tomatoes. Blend in with other ingredients and cook down until it reaches the consistency you like. Correct the seasonings. Serves 6.

From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's Mm Recipe Archive,