CHORIZO HASH

Following my fleeting (and traumatic) dieting experience, I thought “hells bells” I’m going to make an amazing dish that 1) is delicious 2) I can eat heaps and heaps and heaps of it, and 3) is moderately if not slightly healthy - akin to muesli bars, which, I have come to realise, are actually glorified chocolate bars. 

So, for all of you plebeians who wish to impress but who actually only purchase REAL LIFE VANILLA BEAN PODS because you are told you should (don’t do it, it’s criminally expensive) here is the recipe for you: 

Chorizo Hash with Poached Eggs

Ingredients: 

Root vegetables to roast of many kinds and use your imagination - kumara, potato, carrot, pumpkin (is this a route vegetable), onion, garlic, beetroot (adds to the colour). 

Chorizo - the oh la la factor - really, it’s just a fancy salami, but oh so impressive. 

Baby spinach

Feta

Eggs (two eggs per person, methinks, the more PROTEIN the better). 

Dice the vegetables and biff them into a roasting dish. Swamp them in olive oil. Add salt and herbs you have lying around. I am very partial towards dill, oregano and rosemary. I absolutely loathe and detest coriander and parsley for some reason. I’ve been told it’s hereditary. Apologies for the digression. 

Grab that chorizo - not to worry if it hasn’t been pre-cooked. In fact, I would prefer it because you are wanting the fatty juices to smother the roasted vegetables. So, slice the chorizo and place said slices over diced vegetables. Biff the entire dish in a pre heated oven and at 200 degrees Celsius, cook for 30 minutes. If it fails to cook, grill those puppies. The crispier, the better, I say.

Meanwhile, if you are devoid of having the capability of poaching eggs like myself, may I suggest this:

Fill a bowl with boiling water. Crack two eggs into said bowl (may I suggest you try your hand in doing so whimsically, at least for a laugh). Bung the above into a microwave and put on high heat for 50 seconds. The amount of time may differ according to the microwave. Beware, the eggs can explode if you are not careful. Discard water from said bowl. 

Once the roasted vegetables are out of the oven, serve the vegetables onto plates. Add some spinach and diced feta. Plonk yo’ eggs on top and done. Perfect for instagram.