Bacon Savoury Rice (Fay Anne de Freitas)
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2 oz butter6 rashers of bacon 1 small onion chopped
| 4 oz mushrooms
8 oz long rice
Watercress | 1 pint water
Salt and pepper |
- Melt butter.
- Remove bacon rind, cut or chop two rashers into small pieces and cut remaining rashers in half and roll tightly. Fry all of the bacon in the butter until crisp.
- Remove the rolls to one side.
- Wash and slice the mushrooms and fry in the remaining butter.
- Remove the mushrooms and bacon bits and keep to one side.
- Fry the chopped onion and rice for 10 minutes in the butter.
- Add the water, salt and pepper.
- Bring slowly to the boil and simmer for about 15 minutes until rice is tender and the water has been absorbed.
- Return the mushroom and bacon pieces to the pan and mix well.
- Place rice on serving dish, garnish with the bacon rolls and watercress.
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