Red Rice and Sausage

This recipe serves alot. Use a large stock pot.


Red Rice and Sausage:
1 large onion
2 garlic gloves
1 tbs oil
3 tbs butter
1 lb sausage (ground)
1 lb smoke sausage (link) cut into thin slices
1 29oz can tomato sauce
3 tbs tomato paste
6 dashes hot sauce
Fill tomato sauce can 1/2 way with chicken stock
Fill tomato sauce can with water
Fill tomato sauce can  with rice
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

In a large pot heat butter and oil. Add chopped onions and garlic. Then add sausage. Cook until brown and break into little pieces. Mix in paste, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Add tomato sauce, then stock, then water. Bring to boil and add rice. Bring back to a boil for 5-7 minutes. Turn off heat, cover and let sit for completely undisturbed for 35-40 minutes. Do not open lid even a little! Stir and enjoy.