Creole Tomato Rice

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons savory drippings
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne
• 1.25 cups tomato juice and pulp
• 1 teaspoon onion juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped olives
• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup water

Method

1. 1 Wash rice and soak in water for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Melt fat in a pot, add flour, salt, and cayenne.
3. 3 Gradually stir in tomato juice and pulp.
4. 4 Add rice, onion juice, green pepper, olives, and the water used to soak the rice.
5. 5 Cook slowly for 30 minutes or until rice is tender.