Spanish Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
2 Tbsp. chopped green chili or pepper
2 Tbsp. chopped celery
4 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 c. raw long grain rice
1 3/4 c. tomato sauce
1 bay leaf, crumbled
3 c. chicken broth
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Using 2 tablespoons butter, saute the onion, garlic and green chili
or
green bell pepper until tender.\tIn separate pan add remaining butter and rice and lightly brown rice.
Set aside. Heat
to
boiling the tomato sauce, bay leaf, salt and chicken stock.
Add
the
sauteed
vegetables
to the boiling liquid and then
add the rice.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer until rice is tender and not moist.