INGREDIENTS
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1 cup rice or brown rice
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1 cup water or stock
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1 can tomatoes, crushed
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1 large onion, diced
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1 large clove of garlic (optional)
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1/2 sweet green or red pepper, diced or chopped (optional)
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1 teaspoon cumin
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1 small hot pepper, fresh seeded diced or sliced
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1 tablespoon each dried thyme and dried basil
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1 pound ground meat, beef pork lamb or a mixture
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1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon salt