My Great Recipes
Hot Rice
Pasta, Rice, and Potatoes
Card # 44 Group 18
A red rice, full flavor, is perfect partner for fried or broiled fish.
It chewy texture and spicy bacon flavor make this rice dish very popular.
For 4 Servings:
6 slices of bacon
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 cup brown rice
1 can (16oz) or 2 cups) stewed tomatoes
1 cup hot water
1 teasp curry powder
1/2 teasp salt
1/4 teasp each red pepper sauce and cayenne pepper
1/2 cup red and green peppers
1/2 cup chopped celery
Tips:
Top of stove rice can be made in the same way,
especially in the summer.
Preparations:
Fry the bacon until crisp.
Remove and keep whole or crumble,
if you wish. In 2 Tblsp bacon fat, cook onions
until soft. Stir in rice.
Place tomatoes, water, curry powder, salt,
red pepper sauce and cayenne pepper in blender
container, Puree' Add to the rice along with
green pappers and celery.
Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
Spoon into 1 1/2 casserole.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees for about
40 minutes. Stir a few times, but cover
quickly to prevent moisture from escaping.
Serve from casserole dish topped with bacon.
Good Serving with:
Fried shrimp and oysters.
Broiled shark or sautee'd snapper.
Cold marinated French sting beans and crisp rolls.