Cajun Sausage Soup

Description

Cajun Sausage Soup

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.