Let's Talk Soup!

 

I like having soups in the house, they are a lifesaver. When you get home hungry, you can heat soup in a microwave and have it with bread or buns. This is one of my favourite soups. I got this recipe from a former chef at the former Holiday Inns.  Making this soup also gives a good reason not to discard chicken stock after boiling chicken.

What you need

•  A packet of baby corn
• Chicken stock
• 5 cloves of garlic
• Black pepper
• Butter /margarine

What to do

• Mash the garlic cloves
• Fry the garlic in very little butter (You can add finely chopped onions when frying)
• Add the baby corn and fry till they start turning brown (don’t let it burn)
• Add chicken stock and let it boil at low heat till the baby corn is soft.
• You can add a thickener, salt to taste and spices at this stage. (Make sure the soup does not stick since it is thick)
• Remove and let it cool for a while
• Blend the mix in a blender to get a creamy even soup (Remember not to blend very hot stuff)
• Serve with buns or bread.

Easy and Quick Recipe- Pork in Honey!

This pork recipe has turned me into a pork believer! :)

I made this for a friend and he could not tell it was pork. It is now one of the great recipes I can brag about. It is easy to make and very flexible.

Here is how I made it:

What you need;

• ·         4 spoonful’s of honey
• ·         8 cloves of garlic, mashed
• ·         2 Onions
• ·         2 large Tomatoes
• ·         Skinned pork cut into pieces
• ·         2 bunches of Dhania

What to do;

• Boil the pork pieces,(add some salt)  as you prepare the ingredients
• Mash the garlic as and mix with honey in a bowl. Add any other spices like black pepper if you prefer
• Heat some vegetable oil in a pan, just a little, remember pork is fatty
• Fry the boiled pork in the oil, it spatters therefore it’s advisable to use low heat
• Cook the pork pieces until they brown
• Add the honey-garlic mix and cook for a while until the sauce is well mixed with the pork, constantly mix using a cooking spoon so that the sauce does not stick or burn
• Remove the pork from the pan into a bowl; use a spoon so that you leave some oil in the pan
• Using the oil, fry onions and tomatoes for about 2 minutes
• Add back the pork and cook in the mix. At this stage, you may add tomato paste if you prefer ( I add some chili sauce, having not added any other spices before: cooked chili sauce is not that hot)
• Add some cooking wine or little water into the cooking pork and stir for a good mix
• If you used dhania make sure you add them last, they should not cook
• Serve with rice and kachumbari

As always, you can vary the recipe to your liking. After all, I develop these great recipes from experiments. Some don’t turn out that great, like I will try this on lamb, wait for feedback. 

Enjoy!