Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/2  cups          long grain rice
   1      medium        onion chopped fine
   1                    jalapeno peppers chopped fine -- up to 5
   2      cups          chicken stock
   1                    8 oz can tomato sauce
     1/2  tablespoon    ground cumin
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
     1/2  teaspoon      pepper
          cup           frozen green sweet peas -- (opt)
   3      tablespoons   vegetable oil

Preparation:

Brown rice in 3 tablespoons vegetable oil until just starting to brown. Add onion and jalapeno and brown 1 minute more. Add all remaining ingredients, and stir only the top (not the rice!) boil 20 seconds, cover and reduce heat to med. low for 20 minutes( do not remove lid). Leave covered for at least 30 minutes( the longer the better). Fluff with fork.