Red Rice

Directions

1. 1
   Fry bacon strips crisp and remove from frying pan. Saute onions and bell pepper in bacon drippings. Crumble bacon back in sauteed onions and pepper. Put this mixture and tomatoes (after mashing) in saucepan.
2. 2
   Add a small amount of baking soda or sugar and cook for 30 minutes. After tomatoes have boiled down, add equal amounts of rice and tomato mixture in rice steamer.
3. 3
   Steam until tomatoes have cooked through the rice.
4. 4
   Fluff rice to cook 30 more minutes. Add 1 pat of butter. Fluff with fork and serve.