Savory Shrimp And Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups celery
• 1 1/2 cups carrots
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chilies
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
• 2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 smoked sausage or 2 kielbasa, sliced
• salt and pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot (preferrably a stock pot) melt butter, then when butter is melted, add flour and stir until golden in color.
• 2 add in fresh vegetables and thyme and stir until vegetables are coated with flour.
• 3 add chicken broth, tomatoes, chilies, and bay leaf.
• 4 let simmer until veggies become fork tender (about 10 minutes).
• 5 add in sliced sausage and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• 6 add shrimp and cook until shrimp is pink (about 2 minutes).
• 7 remove from heat and add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 serve over rice. this tastes exceptionally good over jasmine rice too!