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Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is pure southern soul food. Its been made for generations in my family since the early 1900's. Every area of the south has a version of red rice but I saw that Zaar did not have a recipe quite like this one. I cannot get enough of this southern delight and thought you might like it as well. 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.
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