OK, so I used to love this when I was little. I hadn't eaten it in a really long time, but my mom served it for supper when I was visiting last week, and I seriously think it needs to be re-added to the dinner rotation.
Texas Hash(I have no idea where this name came from, since we're all originally from the MN/WI area...)
1/2 lb hamburger*
1 large or 2 small onions
1 bell pepper (optional)
1 or 2 large tomatoes
1 tsp. salt
between 1/2 tsp. and 1 tsp. chilli powder, to taste
1/4 cup rice**
1) Put the hamburger in a large skillet and start it browning. Make sure to break it up into small crumbles. Start the oven preheating to 350.
2) While the hamburger is browning, cut up the onion and bell pepper (if desired - I use a green bell pepper, but you can use any color). It works best if they're cut into long, thin strips, or like onion rings. Add them to the pan and mix it around a bit.
3) While that's cooking, cut up the tomato(es) into big chunks. When the onions have turned clear, add the tomato chunks to the pan and mix them in.
4) Add the salt and chilli powder to the pan. When the tomatoes have gotten nice and squishy, turn off the heat.
3) Measure out 1/4 cup of rice. Rinse it in water a couple of times, until the water runs clear. Throw away the water, and add the rice to the pan. Mix it around, and transfer all this to a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with a lid.
5) Put the casserole dish in the oven and cook for about 1/2 an hour, until the rice is done. You may want to open it up and stir it about halfway through.
Serves 2-3.
*You can use more than this, if you like. For a nice variation, ground turkey works, too.
**You can omit the rice if you want to, but I figure 1/4 cup split between several people probably isn't that bad.
