Hawaiian-Style Sausage and Rice

I used to work where we had a lot of potluck lunches. I just brought the ingredients, already prepared, a rice cooker, and an electric frying pan. I would start the rice about 20 minutes before lunch and cook the rest in the frying pan while everyone else was uncovering and setting out their dishes. My copy of the recipe is getting so tattered I felt I better archive it. I would sorely miss it if lost.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 527 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 4 cups water
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 cups white rice
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 12 ounces country-style smoked link sausage
• 1 cup diagonally sliced celery, 1 inch thick
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, quartered
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple rings in juice, cubed and juice reserved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring rice and 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 2

Place sausages into a skillet with 1/2 cup water over medium heat, cover, and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Thinly slice sausages. Combine sausages with onion, green pepper, and celery in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until vegetables start to soften, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Stir tomatoes, beef broth, pineapple, garlic powder, black pepper, and brown sugar into sausage mixture. Cook and stir until brown sugar has dissolved and mixture comes to a simmer. Whisk reserved pineapple juice with cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture into sausage mixture and cook until sauce thickens and turns clear, about 2 minutes. Serve sausage mixture over cooked rice.