Queen's Birthday Fried Rice

A lazy Monday morning and a sudden craving for chorizo, eggs and pickled vegetables. . .

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs - beaten
• olive oil
• a small section (2-3 inches) of chorizo sausage - peeled and diced
• 2 spring onions - finely chopped
• 1 clove of garlic - chopped
• 2 tablespoons of Italian antipasto mushrooms (I used these - 4th jar down)
• 1 bowl of several day old rice
• cracked black pepper
• a few sprigs each of fresh coriander and parsley

How?

Heat a large fry pan then add olive oil and the two eggs which have been beaten. Cook briefly and while the omelet still liquid on the top - fold and roll and remove from the pan and set aside. Add a little more oil if needed and then fry the chorizo, spring onions, garlic and the mushrooms. The chorizo should release some lovely paprika giving the oil a flush of colour. Add the rice and stir, after a few minutes return the partially cooked omelet to the pan and roughly segment with what ever cooking implement you happen to be using and again stir though. Serve and garnish with pepper and fresh herbs.

Post script: Being Western Australia, the Queen's Birthday is celebrated late in September, while the rest of the nation is hard at work.