Andouille Dawgs with Gumbo Sauce

Ingredients

• 8 andouille sausages
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 garlic cloves,chopped
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 celery ribs from the heart, finely chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme (eyeball it in your palm)
• Salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup beer (half of a 12 ounce bottle)
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 can tomato sauce (8 ounces)
• 2-3 teaspoons hot sauce, such as Frank’s Redhot brand
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (eyeball it)
• 24 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed, then chopped