CHARLESTON RED RICE

Charleston Red Rice

READY IN: 1 hr 20 mins

SERVES: 6-8

INGREDIENTS

• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2  medium onions, diced fine
• 1  bell pepper, diced fine
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 2 -3  teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1  lb bacon, fried and grease held aside
• 1  lb  smoked beef sausage
• 3  cups water
• 2  cups  raw long grain rice
• 2  tablespoons black pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Fry bacon and remove from the pan:
2. Saute'onions and peppers in the bacon grease;.
3. Add tomato paste water salt sugar and pepper.
4. Cook uncovered slowly about 5 minutes and then add the rice another 5 minutes until mixture is bubbly then pour into the top section of a rice steamer or you can use a very large Pyrex dish.
5. Pour mixture in and add the sausage and crumble up the bacon and mix into the rice mixture.
6. Cover and bake for 35- 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees or steam in steamer.
7. I bake it now days but the family recipe says to steam it.