Spanish Style Rice

Serves:

Ingredients:

1/2 lb Mushrooms, sliced
4 tb Margarine
Salt & pepper
2 tb Sweet wine or sherry
1 sm Onion, chopped
1 ea Garlic clove, minced
2 tb Olive oil
1 1/2 c Long grain rice
1 md Breen bell pepper, diced
4 md Tomatoes, chopped
3 c Hot water
3 ea Whole cloves
1 ea Bay leaf
1 ds Cayenne
Parsley for garnish

Method:

Saute mushrooms in 2 tb margarine for a few minutes.
Add salt & pepper.
Cover & remove from heat.
Saute the onion & garlic in the oil & remaining margarine.
Raise heat a little & add the rice, stirring till well coated.
Add green pepper, tomatoes, hot water, cloves, bay leaf, cayenne, mushrooms & stir.
Cover, reduce heat & simmer for 15 minutes.
Add wine after about 10 minutes.
Remove cloves & bay leaf & sprinkle with parsley before serving.