Armenian Rice

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 lb butter
• 3 slices bacon, diced
• 2 cups converted long grain rice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced and drained
• 1 tablespoon sliced almonds
• 3 (12 ounce) cans beef consomme
• 3 (12 ounce) cans beef broth

Recipe

• 1 brown first 4 ingredients in a skillet. pour into a 4-quart casserole; add remaining ingredients, stirring until well mixed.
• 2 bake in 300 degree oven for 3 hours or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. be sure that oven is no more than 300 degrees.
• 3 (the original recipe calls for only 1/2 t. sliced almonds. i don't know if that was a typo -- but i increased it to one tablespoon - and sometimes even add a little more).