Charleston Red Rice

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
• 6 cups boiling water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 6 slices bacon
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• bring the rice, water, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• while the rice is cooking, cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. reserve about 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in the pan. reduce heat to medium. drain the bacon on a plate lined with paper towels; crumble the bacon once cooled enough to handle.
• cook and stir the onions in the reserved bacon drippings until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. stir in the crumbled bacon, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce; bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. spoon the cooked rice into the prepared baking dish and stir the tomato-bacon mixture into the rice until evenly combined.
• cover the dish and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.