Red Rice

Ingredients

• 3 bacon slices, diced
• 1 cup cubed, cooked ham
• 1/2 pound smoked sausage, sliced
• 1/4 pound ground Italian sausage
• 2 cups diced onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 cup peeled and diced eggplant
• 2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
• 2 cups sliced fresh okra
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 (14.5-oz.) can tomato puree
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Hot sauce