RED RICE
- 1 lb. bacon, cut in one-inch chunks
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 6 oz. cans tomato paste
- 1 32 oz. box chicken borth
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 2 cups long grain rice
Cook bacon and place on paper towel to drain. Pour off excess bacon grease leaving about 2 tablespoons in skillet. Add onions and cook until soft. Add tomato paste and garlic and stir well. Add chicken broth, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer about 10 minutes. Pour rice in a rice cooker. Add bacon and mixture from skillet and mix well. Cook in rice cooker until done. Stir and serve.
Oven method: Follow directions above through simmering tomato mixture. Add rice and cooked bacon to skillet. Mix well. Pour into an oven proof Dutch oven that has been sprayed with vegetable spray. Bake at 350-degrees until rice is done (about 1 hour).
