Cajun Sausage Soup

Description
Hearty, homely soup to feed a large crowd. Great over rice.

Ingredients

 * 4 lbs sweet Italian sausage links
 * 1 large onion, diced
 * 3 stalks celery, diced
 * 2 carrots, peeled and diced
 * 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
 * 6 ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into small pieces
 * 3 (32 ounces) cans tomato juice
 * ¼ cup vegetable oil
 * 2 cups heavy whipping cream
 * 1 cup Cajun seasoning (Paul Prudhomme brand)
 * 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
 * salt
 * pepper
 * 1 cup cornstarch
 * ⅔ cup water

Directions

 * 1) Cut sausage into small pieces and brown in a small amount of vegetable oil; set aside.
 * 2) Heat ¼ cup of oil in soup pot and cook vegetables (onion, celery, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes) until tender.
 * 3) Add tomato juice, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, sausage and grease.
 * 4) Bring mixture to a boil.
 * 5) Mix water and corn starch together and thicken soup with mixture.
 * 6) Remove soup from heat, add heavy cream and saltand pepper to taste.