Armenian Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb butter
3 slices bacon, diced
2 cups converted long grain rice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced and drained
1 tablespoon sliced almonds
3 (12 ounce) cans beef consomme
3 (12 ounce) cans beef broth

Preparation

Brown first 4 ingredients in a skillet. Pour into a 4-quart casserole; add remaining ingredients, stirring until well mixed.
Bake in 300 degree oven for 3 hours or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Be sure that oven is no more than 300 degrees.
(The original recipe calls for only 1/2 t. sliced almonds. I don't know if that was a typo -- but I increased it to one tablespoon - and sometimes even add a little more).