Spanish Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. uncooked rice
1 Tbsp. lard
1/4 c. chopped onions
1/2 c. chopped green peppers
1 1/2 c. chopped celery
2 cans tomatoes
1 tsp. sugar
2 c. diced canned chopped meat (Spam or ham)

Preparation

Cook rice in lard until lightly browned.
Add onions, green peppers, celery, tomatoes and sugar.
Heat to a boil.
Cover; reduce heat to simmer for 25 minutes, or until rice is tender. Stir in meat; cook slowly for 10 minutes.