Chicken Liver Pilaff

• 8 oz (225 g) rashers streaky bacon
• 2 medium-sized onions

Trim and chop the bacon and peel and finely chop the onions. Melt half the butter in a heavy-based saucepan or flameproof casserole over low heat, add the bacon and onion and fry gently for 5 minutes to soften the onion but not brown. Bring the stock to the boil. Stir the rice into the pan of onions and bacon and pour in the boiling stock. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then lo