Red Rice

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups rice, rinsed (Calrose, sticky rice recommended. The kind you use for sushi)
2 Tablespoons achote seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 cups water

DIRECTIONS:
Soak achote seeds in 1/2 cup warm water for 30 minutes. Add salt.Rub or press achote seeds to get color in the water. Strain liquid into small pot with 1 1/2 cups of water and boil.

Saute onions. Add rinsed rice, salt and onions to boiling achote colored water, and reduce heat to medium high for 5 minutes.

Reduce heat to low for 15 minutes or until cooked. Stir occasionally to prevent burning at the bottom.Optional: Add peas and bacon during last 10 minutes of cooking time.

SERVE: Serve as a side dish with the rest of your Island meal.