Brother'S Red Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can tomato paste
1 1/2 to 2 cans water
2 onions, chopped fine
3 tsp. salt
2 to 3 tsp. sugar
6 strips bacon, cubed
8 Tbsp. bacon grease
good dash of pepper
2 c. Uncle Ben's rice

Preparation

Fry bacon.
Remove from pan. Saute onion in grease.
Add tomato paste, water, salt, sugar and pepper.
Cook, uncovered, slowly (about 10 minutes) until mixture measures 2 cups then add it to rice in top section of steamer.
Add the 1/2 cup additional grease, steam for 1/2 hour, then add bacon, crumbled and stir with a fork.
Cook 30 to 45 minutes longer.
Serves 6 to 8 people.