Guy's Gumbo Shack: Red Beans and Rice

1) Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the green pepper, onion, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper, all the herbs, the vingegar and the sausage. Saute until the vegetables are soft.

2) Add the beans and cook for 30 minutes over a medium heat. Use a hand blender or potato masher to mash beans until only about 50 percent of them remain intact.

3) Serve the gumbo hot over cooked white rice.

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