1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted grass-fed butter

1 large onion, chopped

2 peppers; red, green or yellow

3 stalks of celery, chopped

2 14.5 oz cans fire roasted tomatoes

1 14.5 oz can low-sodium chicken stock or chicken broth

2 tsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 1/2 tsp cajun spice, creole spice, or Emeril’s essence creole seasoning

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp hot pepper sauce, to taste

2 cups/1 lb. large shrimp, cooked, peeled & deveined

2 grass-fed beef sausages, optional

2 cups cauliflower rice or white rice