Gullah Geechee Red Rice

smoked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat and calories while maintaining flavor.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made with pantry staples.

Add vegetable oil to a large baking pan.

Add sliced Roger Wood sausage to the pan and cook until it gets a little color.

Add chopped onion and green bell pepper to the pan; fry until softened.

Stir in 12 ounces of Hunts tomato paste and mix well; cook for 2-3 minutes.

Dump the sausage and vegetable mixture into a baking pan and spread it out.

Add 2 cups of long-grain rice to the pan and mix it together with the sausage and vegetables.

Pour in 4 cups of unsalted chicken broth.

Add black pepper and 1 tablespoon of white sugar; mix well.

Cover the baking pan with foil and bake in the oven at 325°F for about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

After baking, let it sit for 30-40 minutes before mixing it again to fluff the rice.

Cooking Techniques

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