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Charleston Red Rice
Super-simple savory side dish to serve with pork, shrimp or beef. Stretches a meal for just pennies!
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Charleston Red Rice
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
620
kcal
Author:
Don Herman
Ingredients
2
cups
Uncooked Rice
4
cups
Water
3
tsp
Salt
1
can
Tomato Paste
With 1 1/2 to 2 cans of water added
2
med
Yellow Onions
Minced
2
tsp
Sugar
4
strips
Bacon
Fried crisp, fat reserved
8
tbsp
Bacon Grease
I've never used more than 2 tbsp myself, but this is what the original recipe calls for.
Black Pepper
"Good dash"
Instructions
Fry bacon until crispy, remove from pan. Save drippings. (I usually have some fried bacon on hand in the fridge.)
Prepare rice: Boil water with salt. Add rice, reduce heat to simmer and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325°F.
Sauté onions in grease until translucent. Add tomato paste, water, salt, sugar and pepper. Cook uncovered slowly until mixture measures 2 cups (about 10 minutes).
Gently combine tomato sauce with rice. Spoon into a covered casserole and bake for 40 minutes.
This recipe is very old, and has many variations. Some add sausage with the bacon. Some add shrimp at the very end.