French Reunion Island Rougail Creole
Recipe: #37990
December 30, 2021
Categories: Pork Sausage, Rice, White Rice, African, Creole Canned Tomatoes, Spicy, more
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Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (605.1 g)
- Calories 581.6
- Total Fat - 40.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.3 g
- Cholesterol - 65.8 mg
- Sodium - 1730.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 35.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.9 g
- Sugars - 9.2 g
- Protein - 20.7 g
- Calcium - 101.7 mg
- Iron - 3.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 52.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
To make the rice:
Step 2
Place the rice grains in a medium saucepan.
Step 3
Add the water, turmeric, salt and bay leaf and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Step 4
Reduce the heat so the water is boiling gently and cook uncovered until there are holes in the top of the rice and the water has evaporated below the surface of the rice.
Step 5
Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Step 6
Remove the pan from the heat and do not remove the cover.
Step 7
Let stand until you are ready to serve, at least 10 minutes.
Step 8
To make the rougail:
Step 9
Brown the sausages on all sides in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium high heat, about 6 minutes.
Step 10
In oil
Step 11
Remove the sausages from the pan and transfer them to a cutting board.
Step 12
Let them cool and then slice them.
Step 13
Place the onions in the pan and cook, stirring, until they are golden, 8 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger
Step 14
Stir
Step 15
Then add the tomatoes with their juices and stir
Step 16
Breaking them up into large pieces as you stir.
Step 17
Reduce the heat to medium
Step 18
Add the sausages, lime zest, thyme, bay leaf and hot pepper to the tomato mixture.
Step 19
Season with salt and pepper, to taste
Step 20
Stir
Step 21
And cook until the mixture is boiling, then reduce the heat to medium.
Step 22
Cover and cook
Step 23
Stirring from time to time, until the sausages are cooked through and the sauce has thickened, 25 to 30 minutes.
Step 24
Remove the bay leaf and the hot pepper from the rougail.
Step 25
Adjust the seasoning.
Step 26
Serve over the rice
Tips
No special items needed.