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Lowcountry / Gullah Geechee

Gullah Red Rice

Carolina rice cooked in tomato and bacon fat.

70 minutes Serves 6

Where this comes from

Red rice is the Lowcountry cousin of jollof, carried by Senegambian rice growers.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups long grain rice
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups stock
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Salt, pepper, cayenne

Method

  1. 011. Render bacon, reserve. Cook onion in the fat.
  2. 022. Add tomato sauce, sugar, and seasoning. Simmer 10 minutes.
  3. 033. Stir in rice until every grain is coated and red.
  4. 044. Add stock, cover, bake at 350F for 45 minutes.
  5. 055. Fold in crumbled bacon and fluff.

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