One of his choices was a breakfast paella that used curried orzo instead of saffron rice, and included tomato, avocado and a fried egg. Not your average paella. After having a couple weekdays off this past week, it made me realize how rare it is to eat breakfast out. To me, it's more of an indulgence than a fancy dinner. Maybe it's just because I usually feel so sluggish in the mornings that my usual breakfast is a peanut butter & jam sandwich, or a naan bread toasted with cinnamon sugar on it (eaten on the go, the both of them) or something I pick up at work and eat at my desk.
Anyhow. This morning I set out to recreate the breakfast paella. Here's how it turned out:
I boiled up the orzo, shook a bit of curry powder and a small touch of garam masala on it, then stirred it up. Added avocado, tomato and some roasted red peppers (from a jar), then some crispy bacon and corn. I'm not a huge fan of corn, but I tossed it in the frying pan after the bacon (after draining most of the fat out) and it toasted nicely with a lovely flavour. Bacon is a miracleworker.
Now, I only ate half of this, or I would have burst, but it turned out very nicely indeed. The bacon was actually a substitute for the chorizo sausage that is near impossible to find here, and there was no fried egg on top, but it was a very good and very filling reproduction to start the day with.
