For another layer of flavor saute the sausage slices in a skillet until you get a good layer of brown fond, pull the sausage, then add some chopped onions, celery, and bell peppers to the skillet and saute them so the moisture they release, and you stirring them around, raises the fond. Then dump the skillet contents into the red beans for cooking.
Reversed that. Sauteed vegetables first, then the sausage and shrimp in the same pan. Worked great. Less fat remaining in finished product.
