Gullah Lowcountry Red Rice

Name: Gullah Lowcountry Red Rice
Ingredients: 1½ cups Carolina Gold rice; 2 tomatoes (12 ounces), cored and quartered; 4 ounces salt pork , rind removed, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into ½-inch pieces; 8 ounces smoked sausage , halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup chopped green bell pepper; ¼ cup tomato paste; 1¼ cups chicken broth; 1 teaspoon sugar (optional); 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon granulated garlic; ½ teaspoon table salt; ½ teaspoon onion powder; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper