Red Rice, Savannah Red Rice or sometimes called Low Country Red Rice...
The Mizzus is goin' over the list for our Christmas eve gathering and dinner when all the kids is home. We first had this when we first started going to Savannah over 20 years ago and liked it so much we started making it at home after we got the recipe from the Pirates House cookbook. Wanted to share it with all the rice lovers out there.
Savannah Red Rice
4 slices of bacon
1 chopped medium onion
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 small bell pepper, chopped
2 cups raw rice, rinsed well
1 (1 lb.) can tomato, drained and chopped(save juice)
1 (8oz.) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
black pepper to taste
Tobasco to taste, (dish should be slightly spicy)
Fry bacon in heavy pot or dutch oven until crisp. Remove. Saute' onions, celery and bell pepper in bacon grease until onions are translucent. Crumble bacon; return to pot. Add rice; stir to coat with grease. Add tomatos. Measure saved tomato juice and tomato sauce; add water to make 2 1/2 cups of liquid total. Pour over rice and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Immediately lower heat until barely simmering, cover pot, let it simmer slow for 20 minutes. DO NOT OPEN POT TO PEEK! After 20 minutes, fluff with fork and serve.
Every one in the family likes rice, so this is a popular dish.
The Mizzus is goin' over the list for our Christmas eve gathering and dinner when all the kids is home. We first had this when we first started going to Savannah over 20 years ago and liked it so much we started making it at home after we got the recipe from the Pirates House cookbook. Wanted to share it with all the rice lovers out there.
Savannah Red Rice
4 slices of bacon
1 chopped medium onion
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 small bell pepper, chopped
2 cups raw rice, rinsed well
1 (1 lb.) can tomato, drained and chopped(save juice)
1 (8oz.) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
black pepper to taste
Tobasco to taste, (dish should be slightly spicy)
Fry bacon in heavy pot or dutch oven until crisp. Remove. Saute' onions, celery and bell pepper in bacon grease until onions are translucent. Crumble bacon; return to pot. Add rice; stir to coat with grease. Add tomatos. Measure saved tomato juice and tomato sauce; add water to make 2 1/2 cups of liquid total. Pour over rice and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Immediately lower heat until barely simmering, cover pot, let it simmer slow for 20 minutes. DO NOT OPEN POT TO PEEK! After 20 minutes, fluff with fork and serve.
Every one in the family likes rice, so this is a popular dish.
