Super easy fried rice

Only a month and a half left until I pop out the little nugget, and I think I've finally gotten back the vibe for creating new meals! Yay! Last night's creation was mainly due to four leftover sausages from the previous night's dinner. Four sausages would not cover both the hubs and I, and I wanted to have extra for lunch today. Solution? Fried rice! Fried rice is super easy to make, and the best part is you can throw in whatever you have on hand in the fridge! Some staples to keep in your cupboard for this super quick and easy dish - Chinese five spice, sesame oil, onions, and soy sauce. In this instance, I used sushi and sashimi soy sauce that I bought from the Asian food section in the local Woolworths, it's sweeter and not as harsh tasting as normal soy sauce. I'll no doubt be making fried rice again, but next time I would like to add chorizo sausage and ham bits in place of the leftover sausages - the smoky flavours would add so much to this dish!
To the recipe!

Fried rice
Serves 4

Ingredients
Must haves:
- 1 teacup rice - I used Koala brand jasmine rice, but feel free to use whatever rice is in your cupboard. Remember, if you plan to use brown rice, brown rice takes longer to cook. You want it to be soft and fluffy.
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice.
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil (if you don't have any, that's fine, olive oil or vegetable oil do the trick too).
- 1 - 2 onions, chopped - I used 2, but they were on the small side. Use your judgement on how much you want in there.
- 2 - 3 eggs - I used 3, but if you feel that's too much, adjust accordingly.
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste.
Other ingredients I used:
- 4 cold thin beef sausages, sliced thinly.
- 3 carrots, grated.
- Handful of broccoli, chopped.
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped.
You can change these up. I reccommend trying finely chopped capsicum (red is sweetest, but also give yellow a try), mushrooms, Chinese sausage (not sure if all Woolies carries these, but have a look also at specialty Asian supermarkets), ham/bacon, bok choy, corn. Really, you're only limited by what you have on hand.

Directions
1. Get the rice on! Put your teacup of rice in a microwaveable dish with the Chinese five spice and add 2 teacups of water. Put it in the microwave and select the rice setting. Alternatively, you can use a rice cooker or saucepan on the stove (remember, 2:1 ratio of water to rice - unless it's brown rice in which case up the water to account for a longer cooking time).
2. This was when I prepped all the vegies, but if you've done so already then awesome! Have a cup of tea while the rice is cooking!
3. In a large fry pan or wok, put a tablespoon of sesame oil and let it heat up. Add your onions and get them golden, then add the garlic to infuse the oil and the pan.
4. Add your sausages, moving them around the pan so that they warm up. Add your vegies, then add your cooked, fluffy rice.
5. Continue stirring the pan, add your soy sauce and eggs. Stir the eggs in so that they cook throughout the rice.

You're done! Enjoy your delicious, quick and easy fried rice!