Authentic American Spanish Rice

•  6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 c uncooked rice
• 4 c tomato juice, heated
• 1 tsp paprika

1. sauté the bacon slowly and pour off part of the fat
2. brown the onion and beef in the fat
3. add salt
4. wash the rice, drain, and add to the meat with 1 1/2 c tomato juice and the paprika
5. Pour into a greased casserole and bake at 350 (or moderate oven)
6. until the rice is tender, or about 30 minutes, adding more tomato juice as needed until absorbed and the rice is done

serves 6