GULLAH RED RICE

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Charleston red rice is one of Charleston, South Carolina's Gullah dishes. Being from the Sea Islands of Charleston, this is a go-to dish passed down!

Provided by LadyV

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

4 slices bacon, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 link (4" long x 1-1/8" dia)s smoked sausage links, sliced
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce (such as Hunt's®)
1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste (such as Hunt's®)
1 cup water
2 cups uncooked parboiled (converted) rice
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Steps:

Place bacon in a pot and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Add bell pepper and onion to bacon grease and saute over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add sausage and cook and stir until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove mixture from the pan to a bowl.
Pour tomato sauce and tomato paste into the same pot, along with 1 cup water. Bring to a boil; add rice, sugar, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Bring back to a boil; reduce heat and let simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Transfer the rice mixture to a 9x13-inch baking pan. Cover with foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until liquid has evaporated and rice is tender, about 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 308.6 calories, Carbohydrate 48.2 g, Cholesterol 16.5 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 11.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 1023.5 mg, Sugar 7.5 g