Name: Black River Creole Sauce with Sausage & Rice
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 1 cup peeled & chopped tomatoes; 3/4 cup chopped onions; 3/4 cup chopped green bell peppers; 3/4 cup chopped celery; Choice of Creole or Cajun seasoning:; 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce; 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or stock; 1 tsp. granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp. hot sauce; 1 to 2 lbs. cooked Andouille sausage; 4 cups cooked rice

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Black River Creole Sauce with Sausage & Rice

Recipe by Savory Spice—Santa Rosa, CA

All-Purpose Cooking

Braising & Slow Cooking

This is a great weeknight recipe. It easily doubles to feed a crowd. It was created in Santa Rosa, CA for the Kendall Jackson Tomato Festival.

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Serves 6 to 8 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 50 minutes

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Black River Creole Sauce with Sausage & Rice

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. unsalted butter 1 cup peeled & chopped tomatoes 3/4 cup chopped onions 3/4 cup chopped green bell peppers 3/4 cup chopped celery Choice of Creole or Cajun seasoning:

2 Tbsp. Black River Creole

2 Tbsp. Cajun Blackening

1/4 tsp. Minced Garlic

1 1/2 cups tomato sauce 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or stock 1 tsp. granulated sugar 1/2 tsp. Kosher Salt 1/2 tsp. hot sauce 1 California Bay Leaf 1 to 2 lbs. cooked Andouille sausage 4 cups cooked rice

Mayan Sea Salt

California Bay Leaves

Directions

Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and celery and sauté; for 5 min.

Step 2 Stir in Black River Creole Seasoning or Cajun Blackening, then garlic and cook for another minute or two, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato sauce, broth, sugar, salt, hot sauce, and bay leaf.

Step 3 Bring to a boil then reduce heat to maintain a simmer until veggies are tender, about 20 min.

Step 4 While sauce is simmering, bake sausage in the oven for 20 to 30 min. then cut into cubes and add to the sauce. Serve sausage and sauce over a bed of cooked rice.

Recipe Notes

This recipe also works with Cajun Blackening seasoning in place of Black River Creole Seasoning.