Tomato Rice Soup With Bacon

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup rice
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 2 cups tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 small green pepper, chopped (optional)

Method

1. 1 Wash rice and add 3 cups boiling water. Boil for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Cook onion in bacon drippings in a pan until tender but not brown.
3. 3 Add tomatoes to the onion and boil for 10 minutes.
4. 4 Rub the tomato mixture through a strainer into the boiled rice and water.
5. 5 Stir in salt, sugar, and paprika. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.