51. Osso Bucco

Ingredients:

500g All Purpose Flour

5 meat

2 tbsp cooking oil

2 carrots, peeled, medium-small diced

1 onion, small diced

1 celery stalk, medium-small diced

1tbsp rosemary 

1 tbsp  thyme 

5 tomatoes(Blended)

1 cup of white wine(optional)

1tbsp salt

1tbsp black pepper

Method

1.  Dry the meat and season with salt and pepper; dust with flour.
2.  Heat a heavy pot to smoking hot, add the cooking oil.
3. Brown meat on both sides to get good color. Remove shanks and set aside.
5. Do not remove any fat in the pan, add the carrots, celery, onions  and cook until soft.
6. Add white wine, herbs and tomatoes, simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Add meat back to the pan in a single layer.
8. Bring up to a simmer, cover tightly with a foil and braise in 325° oven for 1 hours.
9. Check if the meat is done by  inserting a knife into the thickest part of the meat.

Serve

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50. Grilled Steak

Ingredients

500g Beef steak
1tbsp salt & pepper


Method

1.Clean and pre heat charcoal or gas grill from 5 to 10 minutes, This move allows the grill wires to be hot, so the beef steak will no stick on grill.
2.Season the beef steak with salt & pepper on both sides.
3.Slowly put the steak on the grill. You can either cover the steak or leave it open, Its your choice.
4. Cook both sides of the steak to your prefered temperature.

Serve

----I used to like my steak well done, but nowadays I prefer it medium well. How do you like you steak? Please Comment below.

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49. Mukimo

Ingredients

5 big potatoes(Peeled, diced and boiled)

500g peas ( off the pod, cleaned and boiled)

500g corn/maized( off the cob, cleaned and boiled)

1 large red onion (diced) 

A bunch of pumpkin leaves(Clean, roughly chopped, boiled and drained)

1 Tbsp vegetable oil

1/4 cup of water

1/2 salt & pepper

1tbsp curry powder

Method

1. Heat the pan on a medium heat, add oil and red onions. Cook until brown, then add curry powder and water, Set aside.

2. Mix boiled potatoes, boiled peas and boiled corn/maize together. Make sure the peas do not break.

3. Blend the boiled pumpkin leaves and pour inside the mixture. Continue folding until the pumpkin leaves have mixed well.

4. Add curry powder, fold and serve with stew, soup etc.

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48. Barbecue Chicken Wings

Ingredients

500g Chicken Wings
1/3 cup wheat flour
1tsp Garlic Powder
1tsp Chilli powder
1tsp cayanne pepper
1tsp Pilau Masala
1/2 tsp Salt & Pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees temperature.

2. In a small bowl mix all the spices together and set aside.

3. In a big bowl add the chicken wings and spices together.

4. Mix them evenly,  place the mixture on a clean baking sheet(spread/spray it with oil/fat before adding the chicken).

5. Put it in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.

6. Remove from the oven and turn the wings carefully.

7. Put them back in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes/until crispy.

8. Apply your favorite barbeque sauce (You can put them back in the oven for five minutes or serve them)

Serve

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