Cajun Sausage Soup - cooking recipe

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 & cut into small pieces
3 (32 ounce) cans tomato juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup cajun seasoning (Paul Prudhomme brand)
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
salt
pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2/3 cup water

Preparation

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