Recipe: Spanish Dinner (Pet Milk recipe, 1950)

SPANISH DINNER


1 large green bell pepper
1 lb. ground meat*
1/2 cup Pet Evaporated Milk
1/2 cup finely cut onion
2 teaspoons salt, divided use
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons hot shortening
1/3 cup washed, raw rice**
1 (20 oz.) can tomatoes (2 1/2 cups)

Cut green pepper in four 1/2-inch rings. Cut remaining pepper in small pieces.

Mix meat, milk, onion, 1 tsp. salt, pepper, chili powder and dry mustard. Shape meat mixture in 4 patties. Roll patties in flour.

Brown on one side in shortening. Turn patties over; put one pepper ring on each. Put finely cut pepper around patties. When patties are brown on under side, add rice, tomatoes and 1 tsp. salt. Cover; cook over low heat 40 minutes, or until rice Is tender. Serve rice mixture in pepper rings and around patties.

*Beef, veal, lean pork, lamb or a mixture of these can be used.

**If quick cooking rice is used, add to tomatoes during last 15 minutes of cooking time.

Makes 4 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Vintage recipe clipping, Pet Milk ad, 1950