Brazilian rice
  
2 cups long grain rice
3 tablespoons oil
1 onion, peeled and sliced
1 tomato, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
 
Heat the oil in a medium sized skillet.  Add the rice and onion
and cook, stirring over very low heat until the rice makes a swishing
sound -- about 20 minutes.  Stir in the toator and salt.  Add two
cups boiling wter.  Bring the rice to a boil, lower heat, cover
and cook for 25 minutes.