FOIL GRILLED BEEF WITH HERBS SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cut of  T bone beef
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of  ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of  ground garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon of fine white sugar
• olive oil

SAUCE INGREDIENTS:

• half teaspoon of dried mint leaves
• half teaspoon of dried parsley leaves
• half teaspoon of dried rosemary leaves
• 1 table spoon of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of fine salt
• 2 tablespoon of  vinegar
• 2 tablespoon of  powder milk
• olive oil

PROCEDURE:

• in a  small  bowl, mixed all the ingredients until  it is well blended.
• place the  T bone beef in a plate and rub the  mixed  ingredients well to the beef. Make sure that the beef will be  totally covered with  the mixed ingredients
• place the beef in the plate and   chill it in the  fridge for about 30 minutes
• after chilling, place the  beef in a foil, then dress it with olive oil and covered  and sealed it very well with the foil 
• then place the  foiled beef in a charcoal stove in a low heat and grilled it. make sure that the foiled  beef will be totally covered by  a slow burning charcoal. it is up to you if you want it medium or well done. 
• remove the   beef from the  charcoal fire, unfoiled  it and place the beef in the big plate, topped it with  the prepared sauce. Paired  it with coleslaw,  sweet potatoes fries or avocado salad, the  serve.

PROCEDURE IN SAUCE PREPARATIONS:

• in a small bowl, mixed all the ingredients  well.
• then chill it in the fridge
• when the beef is already cooked, place it  in the plate, then pour  the sauce  on the beef.

WARM HONEY LEMON TEA

Feeling bloated, having a sore throat, just wanted digest your food well or simply to make you relax , try this easy to prepare warm honey lemon tea.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tablespoon of freshly squeeze deseeded lemon
• 1 tea bag
• 2 tablespoon of African wild  honey
• warm water

PROCEDURES:

• put the tea bag in the warm water in a mug
• add the honey and lemon and stir it gently
• then transfer the mixture into  a wine glass
• garnish it with the lemon pulp and put a slice lemon in the rim of your glass
• and viola, you have now a refreshing warm honey lemon tea to enjoy!

SUFU YA MFUPA KWA NGOMBE (Beef Bones Soup)

INGREDIENTS:

·        1 kl. Beef bones

·        2 pcs potatoes, quartered

·        1 bell pepper, quartered

·        1 carrot, sliced diagonally

·        1 pc onion, quartered

·        ginger ( medium sized )finely crushed

·        1 green tamarind, crushed

·        2 big tomatoes, quartered

·        Salt to taste

PROCEDURES:

·        Boil one  4 cups of water in a pot

·   When the water boil, put the beef bones, ginger, tamarind, tomatoes, and onions

·      When the meat attached to the beef bones becomes tender, add the carrot and potatoes. Do not overcook the carrots and the potatoes, so that it will be crunchy.

·    Then add the salt, and three minutes before you remove the pot from the fire, add the bell peppers.

·        Advisable to serve your soup while it is hot and best pair with your steam rice!

NOTE: Somebody asked if I am using monosodium glutamate (MSG), popularly known as Vetsin in my cooking, my answer is no. As a substitute for MSG, I prefer to use sugar. 

VEGETARIAN MACARONI PASTA IN PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 /4 kl  grams of macaroni pasta prepared al dente
• 1 cup of sweet green peas
• 1 cup of dice carrots
• 1 cup of  dice unseeded tomatoes
• 1/2 cup of dice onions
• 1 cup of button mushroom sliced
• 1/2 head of  freshly crushed garlic
• olive oil

Sauce:

• 1 and 1/2  cup of fresh peanut butter
• 3 cups of water
• black pepper
• 1/2 cup of  black  soy sauce
• oregano
•  parsley

Sauce preparations:

1.   Heat  the sauce pan and put the peanut butter   and slowly pour the water while constantly  stirring it
2.  The add the  black pepper, black soy sauce, oregano and parsley until it is smooth
3. Do the procedure in low flame heat.

Pasta Preparations:

• In the big sauce pan,  sautee the garlic,  then onions, and the tomatoes in olive oil
• Add the green peas, carrots and the mushrooms
• Constantly stir it until the green peas and the carrot becomes tender
• Add a little salt and sugar  according to your taste
• then, finally add your  pasta and mixed it with the veggies
• After the pasta and sauteed veggies were mixed, then add your  sauce
• Viola! serve your pasta now.