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Spanish/Mexican Rice #2, scratch, w/bacon

Source of Recipe

from alicia's kitchen
What's the difference between Spanish and Mexican rice?
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The truth is that both are actually red/orange.
Spanish rice is also made with tomato sauce or paste.
Mexican version has cumin, bell pepper, onions, and chicken stock
whereas the Spanish version does not add cumin but insteads has
saffron. Saffron turns the rice a red/orange color.
For yellow rice, use turmeric.
For green rice, use dill weed.
For red rice, tomatoes and or tomato sauce.
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Spanish/Mexican Rice #2, scratch, w/bacon

8 slices of bacon
1 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1 pound diced, canned tomatoes
1 1/2 cup water
3/4 cup long grain rice
1/2 cup chili sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
dash pepper

Cook bacon until crisp; remove. Pour off half the fat. In the
remaining fat, cook onion and bell pepper untill tender but not brown.
Add tomatoes, water, uncooked rice, chili sauce, salt, brown sugar,
Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Cover and simmer 35 to 40 minutes.
Crumble bacon on top.
Makes 6 servings.