Maya Angelou -- Her Childhood Favorite, Grandmother's Red Rice

From her

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 3
• Yields: 3 Cups

Ingredients

• 3  slices bacon
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  red pepper
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can chopped tomatoes (reserve the juice)
• 1  tablespoon tomato paste
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•  pepper
• 2  cups cooked rice
• 1  cup  tomato juice and water

Directions

1. Fry the bacon and then chop the cooked bacon, leaving about 1 TBS of bacon grease in the pan (cool the remaining grease for any use later).
2. Cook the chopped onion and peppers a few minutes. Then add everything else (having drained the tomato juice from the can and topped off with water to make 1 cup of liquid).
3. Bring to a boil and cook 3-4 minutes. Stir.
4. Turn the heat down to low, cover and cook another 15 minutes or so.