How to Prepare Yummy Carolina Red Rice & Sausage

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Carolina Red Rice & Sausage. Red Rice and Sausage is a staple in the Southern United States, especially in the coastal areas of Charleston, SC, and Savannah, Ga. This span of low-lying coastal area is also known as the Lowcountry. Here in Charleston, red rice and sausage is a way of life.

Carolina Red Rice & Sausage S. by enslaved Africans originating from the West Coast of Africa. This cultural foodway is almost always synonymous with the Gullah or Geechee people and. Throughout the Carolinas red rice is a favorite - either as a side or a meal if you're generous with the sausage. You can cook Carolina Red Rice & Sausage using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Carolina Red Rice & Sausage

  1. You need 1 pound of Smoked Sausage Sliced [I like to use Cajun Sausage].
  2. It's 3 Tablespoons of Oil.
  3. It's 2 of whole Medium Onions,.
  4. Prepare of Diced Small1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic.
  5. It's 2 1/2 teaspoons of Salt, Divided.
  6. Prepare 3 1/4 cups of Water.
  7. It's 1 of whole (6 Oz. Size) Tomato Paste.
  8. You need 1 Tablespoon of Brown Sugar.
  9. It's 1 teaspoon of Black Pepper.
  10. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Long Grain Rice, Uncooked (i used jasmine rice).

As I've posted about, rice is one of our "Carolina Roots" and rice is a popular dish in my house. Throughout the Carolinas, red rice is a favorite, either as a side or a meal if you're generous with the sausage. As I've posted before, rice is one of our Carolina roots and rice is a popular dish in my house. My Lowcountry sweetie says this is as good as his Mama's so I'm posting it with pride!

Carolina Red Rice & Sausage instructions

  1. Brown slices of sausage in oil. Add onion, garlic and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook until onion is softened..
  2. Add water, tomato paste, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, brown sugar and black pepper. Let simmer 20 minutes..
  3. Add rice and stir. Transfer to a 9×13 pan and bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes..

Simple and tasty and the most of the ingredients are always in my pantry. Red Rice is a traditional dish from the South, primarily Georgia and South Carolina. Cooked with Tomatoes instead of water to give it sweetness and its characteristic color. Its also know as Savannah Red Rice, Lowcountry Red Rice, Gullah Red Rice, or simply Red Rice with tomato sauce and sausage. This is pure southern soul food.