BASIC SPANISH RICE

      Title: BASIC  SPANISH  RICE
  Categories: Kaz
       Yield: 4 Servings
  
       4 md Tomatoes -- quartered
   2 1/4 c  Water
       1 sm Onion -- chopped
       1 c  Brown rice
       2 ts Garlic paste
       1 ts Seasoned salt
       5 dr Tabasco sauce
       1 ts Molasses
       1 c  Chopped tomatoes
     1/2 c  Chopped fresh parsley
     1/2 c  Canned tomato sauce
     1/2 lg Green pepper -- diced
  
   Place quartered tomatoes and water in blender jar; puree. Pour into
   large pot, add onion, and boil.  Add rice, garlic paste, salt,
   Tabasco, and molasses. Lower heat and simmer, covered, until rice has
   absorbed almost all the water, usually 40-45 minutes. Add chopped
   tomatoes, parsley, and tomato sauce, stir well, and cover.
   
   Fry bacon crisp in skillet; remove and blot on paper towels. Saute
   green pepper in bacon drippings; remove using slotted spoon and add
   to rise mixture. Crumble bacon and add to rice mixture. Mix well and
   remove from heat.
   
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly oil bottom of 1-quart
   casserole; pour rice mixture into it and bake for 20 minutes, or
   until rice is tender. Yield:  3 cups.
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