Charleston Red Rice

• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 medium onions, diced fine
• 1 bell pepper, diced fine
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 -3 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 lb bacon, fried and grease held aside
• 1 lb smoked beef sausage
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups raw long grain rice
• 2 tablespoons black pepper

1. Fry bacon and remove from the pan:
2. Saute'onions and peppers in the bacon grease;.
3. Add tomato paste water salt sugar and pepper.
4. Cook uncovered slowly about 5 minutes and then add the rice another 5 minutes until mixture is bubbly then pour into the top section of a rice steamer or you can use a very large Pyrex dish.
5. Pour mixture in and add the sausage and crumble up the bacon and mix into the rice mixture.
6. Cover and bake for 35- 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees or steam in steamer.
7. I bake it now days but the family recipe says to steam it.

tomato paste, onions, bell pepper, salt, sugar, bacon, beef sausage, water, long grain rice, black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/charleston-red-rice-238319 (may not work)