This is pure southern soul food. Its been made for generations in my family since the early 1900's. 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.

A Southern Lowcountry recipe made from rice cooked with bacon and a tomato broth seasoned with peppers and onions perfected by the Gullah and Geechee.

A Southern Lowcountry recipe made from rice cooked with bacon and a tomato broth seasoned with peppers and onions perfected by the Gullah and Geechee.

A Southern Lowcountry recipe made from rice cooked with bacon and a tomato broth seasoned with peppers and onions perfected by the Gullah and Geechee.

Crab rice is one of the most underrated, well-kept, and well-loved recipes from out of the Lowcountry.

Reprinted from The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen by Matt Lee and Ted Lee. Copyright 2013 by Matt Lee and Ted Lee. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Purchase The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen at http://boiledpeanuts.com

A vintage recipe for red rice Gullah style is made with simple ingredients. #redrice #redricerecipe #gullah #geechee #charleston

In Charleston, South Carolina, rice was once king. And this Lowcountry perloo was once one of that region’s crowning dishes. Perloo. Such a strange name, and spelling. It gets even stranger when you see it spelled purloo or perlo. But if you say it, and you’ve been exposed to the cooking of certain parts of the Middle East, India or East Africa, you’ll recognize that this is a version of pilau. | @huntgathercook #hankshaw #perloorecipe #shrimpperloo #shrimprecipes #seafoodperloo

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This Carolina Red Rice recipe is a one pot meal complete with rice, smoked sausage, garlic, onion, bell pepper, and cayenne will become a family favorite!