1950s Spanish Rice Aka Texas Hash Food

BETTY CROCKER 1950S SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet, fry the bacon until it is crisp; remove from skillet and drain off most of the fat.
• Add onion and green pepper to bacon fat and cook over medium heat until the onion is yellowed.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook uncovered over low heat for abou 15 minutes, or until hot.
• NOTE: you can heat the oven to 400 degrees and combine the cooked bacon, onion and pepper with the rice and tomatoes, salt and pepper, in a baking dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• ALSO, you can substitute jarred or packaged cooked bacon bits, genuine or soy-imitation.

CROCK POT TEXAS HASH

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, breaking meat into small pieces, cooking until pink disappears from meat.
• Pour into colander and drain.
• Place cooked meat and all other ingredients into crock pot and stir thoroughly.
• Cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 6-8 hours.
• ***If you can still see individual grains of rice, keep cooking it until they disappear.
• Sprinkle cheese and spring onions over each serving, if desired.

TEXAS HASH

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large skillet.
• Drain.
• Add green pepper, onion flakes, tomatoes, bouillon, and rice.
• Break up tomatoes if using whole.
• Cover and cook over low heat until rice is done and mixture is thick.
• May have to add water and more bouillon to taste.

SOUTH TEXAS SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Saute garlic and onions with cumin, salt, & pepper.
• Add rice and brown. It should take 2-4 minutes stirring frequently.
• Add chili powder; stir well.
• Add undrained Ro-tel tomatoes. Let sit on heat for 2-3 minutes.
• Add water, bring to boil, reduce to good simmer, cover, and cook 17-20 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir, cover, and let sit 5 minutes.

EASY TEXAS HASH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions and peppers in Vegetable oil for 5 minutes.
• Add Ground Beef and brown well.
• Add rice, stewed tomatoes (you may break up any large tomato chunks), chili powder, salt and pepper.
• Stir together.
• Cover tightly.
• Cook over high heat until steaming freely.
• Turn heat down LOW and simmer for 30 minute or until rice is done.
• ***A note: You can save time by buying the veggies (and onions also) precut. I used the frozen pepper mixture from Trader Joes.
• Enjoy!

TEXAS HASH

Steps:

• Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with a cooking spray (Pam, or similar); set aside. Preheat oven to 375º.
• Sauté the beef, onion and celery in a large skillet over medium heat until no pink remains in the beef and the onions are clear. Place the meat mixture in a colander to let the excess grease drain.
• Return the meat mixture to the skillet. Add the tomatoes, green pepper, rice, garlic and all remaining ingredients (spices/herbs) to the skillet. Stir well.
• Pour the meat/rice mixture into the prepared 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover the baking dish, and bake in a 375º oven for 30 minutes, or until the rice is cooked and soft.

TEXAS BEEF & RICE HASH

Steps:

• Brown beef, onion, and bell pepper in 1 Tbsp oil.
• Add beans, rice, water, tomatoes, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir.
• Cover and simmer over low heat 30 minutes until rice is done. Stirring occasionally.
• Turn off heat, and let rest covered 5 to 10 minutes to thicken. Serve with a great corn bread and a salad for a complete meal. Parmesan or American cheese slices on top make this really great.