To make file powder, you need to harvest and dry sassafras leaves, then grind them into a fine powder.
File is the ground leaves of the Sassafrass tree. No, really. I swear.
if you want to snort an opana , you take a nail file and file it down to a powder. then you take a straw , stick it in your nose and snort the powder.
Okra is what file powder substitutes.
find iron ore, and crush or file down then package and use
Ground okra can be used as a substitute for file powder in recipes.
the trick with File Powder is that it is more about flavour than thinkening......if your roux is right, then File can be sprinkled as a flavour enhancement. Paul
It is ground sasafrass leaves, pronounced "fi-ley" powder.
A suitable substitute for file powder in recipes is okra, which can provide a similar thickening effect.
A good substitute for gumbo file powder in recipes is a mixture of equal parts thyme and ground sassafras leaves.
Do you mean powdered sassafrass leaves - file powder? Greenish and with a sort of lemony taste.
file powder is usually added at the last minute before serving or left to be added separately by person in their bowl.... if file powder is added to early into your gumbo it may become "stringy" and lets say separate in a way.... extra tip when adding roux to stock make sure one of them is warm while the other is in room temp and mix lil by lil..... so it wont clump...... chefboimanny
Cocoa powder.