1 tablespoon of butter
1/2 cup of finely chopped onion
3 tablespoons of finely chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons of finely chopped celery
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup uncooked rice
1 2/3 cups of broth (vegetable, chicken, or beef)
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
1/2 teaspoon of paprika
A dash of Tabasco sauce
Saute the onion, green pepper, and the celery in the butter
until the onions are slightly transparent. Add the minced
garlic and the uncooked rice and stir a few times. Remove
from heat. Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan
and add the rice mixture, the salt, black pepper, paprika,
and the Tabasco sauce. Reduce the heat, cover with a tight
fitting lid and let cook until the rice has absorbed the
broth. This will take about 40 minutes, more or less.