Cooked Potato Sausage Chowder Delight - How to Cooking

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 400g (6) sausages, any flavor
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• 3 tbsp plain/all-purpose flour
• 750ml (3 cups) chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 100g (½ cup) wild rice
• [3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks]
• [375ml (1½ cups) single/light cream or half-and-half]
• [Salt to taste]