Easy Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo

This dish will warm your heart on a cold day. I first had this at a friend's house in Louisiana and after a few changes, shrimp instead of chicken for instance, I came up with a recipe I think you will enjoy as much as my family does. Serve over rice with additional seasoning on the side if you like it spicier, as I do. Enjoy.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 12 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 32 mins
• Calories: 568 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup canola oil
• 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken stock
• 1 pound peeled and deveined small shrimp
• 1 pound andouille sausage, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir oil and flour in a skillet over medium heat until mixture is thick and the color of peanut butter, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Stir onion, green bell pepper, and celery into flour mixture; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add sausage; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add Cajun seasoning, garlic, and black pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Step 3

Pour chicken stock over vegetable-sausage mixture; reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 10 minutes.