EASY RICE PILAF

You can use any leftover meat, and change spices to your taste, great way to use leftover rice.

2 cups cooked rice
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic, mashed
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon cumin
¼ cup of soya sauce
2 tablespoons chilli sauce or 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
2 spicy sausages, like cheese grillers chopped
1 cup small mixed vegatbles or baby peas
1 chicken fillet, cut into blocks
5 rashers of bacon, cut into blocks
1/2 cup of chicken stock
teaspoon of thyme (fresh if possible)

Fry onion and garlic in a little oil, add the chicken, bacon, and sausages (even chorizo), fry until chicken is just cooked through.
Add spices, soya and stock.
Cook until it reduces by half, then add the rice.
Cook and stir everything together till all the rice is covered in sauce, it must be just wet, no liquid at the bottom. Then stir in thyme and serve.

Recipe and photo: Felicity Lotter