SAUCE:

4 chopped tomatoes, either fresh or canned
1 med.-size chopped onion
1 or 2 cloves chopped or sliced garlic
1 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley or 1/4 tsp. dried parsley
Oil

1. Brown garlic in a small amount of oil. Remove from pan and set aside.

2. Add more oil if necessary and saute the onion until tender.

3. Add the tomatoes, return the garlic to the pan, add parsley, salt to taste and a small amount of water if necessary. Simmer covered until tomatoes are cooked, about 15 minutes.

RICE MIXTURE:

Tomato sauce mixture
1/2 green pepper, cut into pieces
1 c. ham pieces
1 (3 inch) piece chorizo or 1 sweet Italian sausage cut into slices
1 med.-size chopped onion
1 c. rice

4. Fry sausage and ham in a pan large enough to hold the rice later on. Then remove them from the pan and saute the onion until soft.

5. Remove some of the fat if necessary and stir in the rice. Toss it in the pan for a minute, then add 2 1/2 cups water and salt to taste. Return the sausage, ham and onions and cook until the rice is done, about 25 minutes.

6. Fry the green peppers. At serving time, put them on top of the rice, and make a space in the center of the rice for the sauce, or serve the sauce separately.