Eliza McCardle Johnson's Red Rice

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Eliza McCardle Johnson, wife of President Andrew Johnson was known for many recipes. This is one of the family's favorites of rice, onions, tomatoes and bacon.

Red rice: Ingredients, bacon, onions, garlic, tomatoes canned, tomato paste and rice.

Fry lightly 6 strips of bacon until lightly crisped. Set aside. Use the bacon fat to sauté 2 sliced onions and 1 clove garlic, minced. Slowly add 1 can of tomatoes, with the juice. Stir well.

Then add 1 can tomato paste. Simmer 5 to 8 minutes over low heat, then sprinkle 1 cup rice and 6 slices cooked bacon. Cover until the rice is tender. In Johnson's day, Red Rice was a meal in itself for humble folks.

This recipe serves 6.

From: "President's Cook Book" by Poppy Cannon and Patricia Brooks, 1968.
 
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