Spicy Pork Sausages in Sweet Chilli Caramelized Onions
Sometimes I sit in a corner and wonder why Kenyans are so reserved with their foods. Rice is either steamed or pilau, sweet potatoes are boiled or cooked in stew, sausages are grilled or pan fried. How boring is life that is lived in a box!!!! The world of food should never be put in a box. There are 10’s of ways to prepare any one dish. Altering a dish by even one ingredient can give your meal a new twist.
Sweet Scone and Ham Sandwich
There times when you browse the internet and come across photos of beautiful looking food with fancy names like cupcakes or muffins and they are just darn queen cakes. For instance this sandwich is called “Hawaiian Ham Sandwich” or Sweet Hawaiian Sandwich. Now tell me, how me a Kenyan can call Scones, Hawaiian rolls? It’s like trying to convince me to go to the market and ask for Kales instead of Sukuma wiki. NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!!
So this scone sandwich was actually the best sandwich I have ever made. It actually beat the Hangover Blaster steak sandwich which was my all time favorite sandwich. This sandwich is so easy to make all you need is scones, ham and cheese then melt some butter and sugar onion pour on top then bake for 15 mins and you have the biggest party in your mouth. Your taste buds will be asking you for my number. Trust me!.
HAPPY COOKING!!
Ingredients
- 1 "loaf" of scones. The one that has 12 pieces
- about 12 slices cold meat- I used polony (you mix meats if you like eg polony, salami and ham)
- About 12 slices cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/8 + 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 onion grated (not copped)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade
Cut the scones into one long half. Place the cold meat and the cheese evenly on the bottom half of the loaf and cover with the top half. Place in a baking dish
In a sauce pan, melt butter and add brown sugar, onion, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and garlic. Stir till well combined.
Pour the hot sauce all over the sandwich, cover with foil and leave to stand for at least 10 mins. You can leave it for up to 30 mins and even overnight.
Place in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 13 mins, uncover and bake for a further 3-5 mins till browned.
Serve hot. HAPPY EATING!!
https://www.themothershipvillage.com/sweet-scone-and-ham-sandwich/Masala Tea
The Weather in Nairobi has been scotching hot the last few weeks definitely not weather that inspires you to make a cuppa. But being a typical Kenya or should I say a mathe (mother or oldish woman) in the making I love my tea on weekend mornings. On weekdays I barely have time to eat breakfast leave alone time to brew (not sure if tea is brewed J ) a nice cup of tea. So Saturday mornings I wake up make pancakes (See my challenge of making 52 different pancakes this year) put my spices in a pestle and mortar pound pound and make me a nice cup of tea. I love this routine. This tea is fantastic. It’s nothing the like supermarket tea masala. It’s spicy and smooth and its fantastic on cold mornings. The rosemary leaves in tea is a always a winner for me, you can use the rosemary leaves alone or even mix it with your supermarket masala. It is great. Hope you and your family will love it as much as I do. Happy Cooking!!
Ingredients
- 500ml milk
- 400ml water (I like my tea milky so this can be adjusted depending on your preference)
- 5 pieces cardamom
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary leaves
- 3-4 pieces of dried ginger (available at Indian spice shops, bought mine in Mombasa, you can use a teaspoon of ginger instead)
- 3 pieces cinnamon sticks
- 2 pieces black peppercorn
- 1 tablespoon tea leaves
Instructions
Bruise the spices in a pestle and mortar. NOTE I said BRUISE not grind meaning just pound up to break them but not to completely grind them
At this point make the tea as you normally would with your normal tea masala
How I do it; I put everything in at one and put the mixture on low heat and let it brew for about 10-15mins till it boils. This was my tea gets nice and dark
Happy Drinking!!
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