Brazilian Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. uncooked rice
3 Tbsp. shortening
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 peeled, chopped tomato or 2 Tbsp. tomato sauce
2 to 2 1/4 c. boiling water
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Wash and pick rice very well (preferably using long grain rice).
Melt shortening in a medium size skillet.
Use oil, lard or margarine, but not butter.
Fry the rice with onion, gently stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture has a swishing sound.
This takes about 10 minutes over a low flame and is a very important factor in producing the dry final product which is one of the prime requistes of Brazilian Rice.