Charleston Red Rice

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons onions, diced small
• 4 tablespoons green bell pepper, diced small
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 6 ounces Hillshire smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 2 1/3 cups tomato puree
• 3/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons oregano leaf
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 3 cups rice
• 4 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

1. Sauté onions and green peppers in melted butter until onions are transparent.
2. Add sausage and continue to sauté for 5 minutes.
3. Add next 9 ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Mix rice, sausage and tomato sauce and melted butter together in a pan or casserole for the oven.
5. Set oven at 250 degrees F.
6. Cover pan and bake for 1 hour, then bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees F or until rice is tender.

Attribution

The Post and Courier circa 1984