Omurice: omelette rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup (6 ounces) mixture of green and red bell peppers, cut into small pieces

• ¼ cup chopped celery

• ¼ cup chopped carrot

• 5 white mushrooms, cut into chunks

• 3/4 cup (4 to 5 ounces) chopped onion

• 1 garlic clove, minced

• 1 smoked sausage (4 ounces), chopped

• a few chunks of aged cheddar cheese (optional)

• 1 green chili pepper, chopped (optional)

• 1 tablespoon butter

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1 cup cooked rice

• 2 tablespoons ketchup

• 2 eggs

• ¼ teaspoon sugar

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

• a few bay or mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Heat up a large pan. Add butter, sausage and garlic and stir for 1 minute until the garlic turns a little crispy.

2. Add the green bell pepper, red bell pepper, celery, carrot, mushroom, and onion. Stir a few minutes until the onion turns a little translucent.

3. Stir in ¼ teaspoon salt and the ½ teaspoon of black pepper.

4. Add the rice, ketchup, and mix it well. Let it cook without stirring for a minute, so that the bottom of the rice gets a little crunchy. Stir it again.

5. Add egg, fry

6. Remove from the heat. Add small blocks of cheddar cheese and allow to melt.