Carolina Red Rice & Sausage. Bring The French Quarter To Your Kitchen With Zatarain's® Recipes & Ideas For Inspiration. A Carolina Low Country tradition, cooked rice is baked with tomato sauce, bacon, and onion to make a savory side dish. A Carolina Low Country tradition, cooked rice is baked with tomato sauce, bacon, and onion to make a savory side dish..

I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through so that you don't miss any tips or substitution suggestions and to ensure that you have all the ingredients and equipment required as well as understand the steps and timings involved. 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. 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. Prepare 1 pound of Smoked Sausage Sliced [I like to use Cajun Sausage].
2. Prepare 3 Tablespoons of Oil.
3. You need 2 of whole Medium Onions,.
4. It's 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. Prepare 1 of whole (6 Oz. Size) Tomato Paste.
8. Prepare 1 Tablespoon of Brown Sugar.
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon of Black Pepper.
10. It's 1 1/2 cup of Long Grain Rice, Uncooked (i used jasmine rice).

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! Simple and tasty and the most of the ingredients are always in my pantry.

Carolina Red Rice & Sausage step by step

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..

This low-country twist on the traditional Southern side Carolina red rice (a.k.a. Charleston red rice) uses smoky sausage for bacon. "Gullah is a term used to describe a distinct group of African Americans living in the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia. This is pure southern soul food. 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.