SWEET POTATO CHIPS - DISH 4- "5 SWEET POTATO DISHES"

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This is another straight forward recipe and a definite party hit. Its simple to make and a big winner among children, teenagers and party goers.
It serves as a great appetizer, as well as a full bodied meal with any protein of your choice. I will recommend you trade regular fries or Irish potato chips,for sweet potato chips: simply because sweet potato serves as a healthier alternative like i mention over and over again.
Seeing as sweet potato is tastier because of its natural sweetness, you can do without those unhealthy sauces (like tomato and barbecue sauce)...Well not to be a hypocrite, i love sauces like most people but i opt for AYSALSA dips instead...and trust me when i say- "it magnificently compliments the texture of the sweet potato chips".
Okay...Let's get cooking.

AYSUGGEST'S you have chips
With Grilled Chicken
With my AYSALSA
With AYSCRAMBLED EGGS
With fried Plantain rounds
With ketchup or barbecue if you absolutely cannot stay away)
AS a side on any bean dish
With sausage, bacon and grilled cherry tomatoes
With My Goat meat Pepperlina

INGRIDIENTS - (Serves 6 adults)
4 Large Sweet potato root tubers
1 Tea spoon of thyme
2 Tea spoons of grounded pepper.




PROCESS
Peel the sweet potato and cut into thick long chips like i have done in this picture.(Please be careful and Use a cutter if you have one because sweet potatoes are harder to cut than Irish potatoes)
Soak the cut up chips in cold water for 5 minutes and drain. Add the thyme and mild pepper and shake all over the chips to ensure even distribution.
Heat up the oil in your deep fryer and fry the chips on medium to high heat. If you are using a frying Pan, use a lot of oil, heat it up till hot, pour in your chips and ensure the oil covers the chips entirely. Fry the chips until slightly brown. Line a big sieve with layers of kitchen towels, this helps absorb the oil in the chips. As you scoop out the chips, place on the kitchen towel for about 1 minute and serve with any of the AYSUGGEST'S or as i have done below. I served mine with my goat meat pepperlina.

SWEET POTATO PUREED MASH WITH GRAVY AND GRILLED CHICKEN - DISH 3- "5 SWEET POTATO DISHES"

I never smile...i look clownish, so indulge and laugh now for this is the last smiley picture you will probably ever see of me.

I know mash of any kind is an all time Favorite with kids as well as adults from all works of life, However, what i find from my food adventures is it's extremely hard for most people to do a smooth and lump free mash.
I intend on showing you how.

Lets leave all the chatting for another time /recipe and lets get cooking.


AYSUGGEST'S you have the mash
With Chicken gravy and grilled Chicken
As a side on any pasta dish
With AYSALSA (see previous post)
With AYSCRAMBLED EGG recipe (see previous post)

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-5)
For the pureed mash
4 large Sweet Potato root tubers (Peel and cut into tiny cubes)
2 cups of warm water
A cup of Semi skimmed milk
3oz of butter

For the Chicken Gravy
Fresh chicken stock ( you can get chicken stock by boiling chicken with water, stock cubes, onions and salt)
1 and a half table spoons of Corn flour
Softened cubed carrots (soften by boiling carrots)

For the Grilled chicken
Check out my future posts to see recipes for 5 amazing grilled chicken dishes...(for now use any chicken you can imagine). I could technically tell you now...but then you would not have any reason to come back...hehe....

PROCESS
Pour the potato cubes and water into a pan boil for about 15 minutes (by cutting the potatoes into small cubes, it gets soft faster). Drain the water out using a sieve after you have confirmed the potatoes has softened thoroughly.
Add the butter to the potatoes while slowly mashing the butter into the potatoes.
Pour the semi mashed potatoes into a food processor with your  milk, and blend. Pour back into a pan and steam on low heat for a further 5 mins. Your mash is ready.

To make the gravy:  dissolve your corn flour in approximately 5-6 teaspoons of room temperature water( you want the paste to be slightly runny not watery).
Boil your chicken stock and when it starts to bubble, reduce the heat. Pour in your corn flour paste slowly and  ensure you are steering it into the stock until the stock starts to thicken . Once it is evenly distributed, boil the gravy for a further 1 minute, add your carrots and take it off the heat. Use immediately.

(To make gravy without chicken stock: Get 2 chicken stock cubes, crush into 2 cups of water until it boils and add the dissolved corn flour and follow the rest of the instruction above)

Serve as i have done here, for one of my AYSUBZ customer or with any of my AYSUGGEST'S.
Thank me later....

SWEET POTATO PORRIDGE MASH WITH SPICY BEEF CUBES - DISH 2- "5 SWEET POTATO DISHES"

This is my lazy version of sweet potato. It is literally the most straight forward meal anyone can make, and i am confident that if you muck up any of the processes, it will still taste good.
Lets get cooking because there's not much to discuss about this basic but tasty dish. I must warn you though, it is so easy, you might have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner...which is not the healthiest or the best..okay?

AYSUGGEST'S you have it
With beef cubes like i have done in my picture
With any of your favourite protein
On its own with any type of salad
With AY'SALSA (See previous post)

INGRIDIENTS (Serves 3)
For the beef
Beef cuts (about 12 pieces)
1 and half stock cubes
half a tea spoon of salt
Half bulb of onion
A cup of water
(Combine all the ingredients and boil the beef till it is nice and tender, you can do taste test after 20 minutes of boiling)

For the sweet potato Porridge mash
Beef stock (from your boiled beef)
3 large Sweet potato root tubers
Sweet corn( 2 handfuls or 1 can)
Garden Peas (2 handfuls or 1 can)

PROCESS
 Peel your sweet potatoes and cut them into any size or shape you prefer, add the 1 and a half cup of the beef broth and boil the sweet potato for 25 minutes. Add your sweet corn and peas and slightly mash some of the potatoes to thicken the left over water. Steam the paste for a further 5 minutes and it is ready to be served.
Drizzle chili (if you are a chilli lover like me) over your boiled beef cuts and pan fry with a little olive oil or regular sunflower oil until it is a bit brown on both sides. Eat your beef with your served out mash like i have done below or Any of the AYSUGGESTS. Thank me later.

SWEET POTATO CHEESE BAKE - DISH 1- "5 SWEET POTATO DISHES"

Sweet Potatoes are vegetables that you have to add to your life..Yes i said it..your life... Not only is it healthier than normal Irish Potatoes, they are simply delicious, no matter how you make them.

I will show you 5 exciting ways to Transform your sweet potatoes from boring, to meals everyone in the Family can enjoy.

I discovered my love for sweet potatoes when i had it baked with turkey roast and vegetables, i just could not get enough.

As a matter of fact they are extremely filling and can compliment almost any meal. It might also help to know that Research states that "Sweet potatoes are high in vitamin A, vitamin B5, B6, thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, Plus, they're fat-free, relatively low in sodium and have a lot less calories than any other potatoes.

However they are not called sweet potatoes for no reason.... they do have more sugar than other potatoes..

Okay lets Get cooking.


AYSUGGESTS you can have my sweet potato bake

With my scrambled egg (see previous posts)

With Aysalsa

With Meatballs

With chunky meat Gravy

As a snack with a nice cup of tea


INGREDIENTS

Sweet potato root tubers (5 or 6 depending on the size)

3 cups of water

Black Pepper( half a tea spoon)

Pinch of salt

Grated mozzarella cheese (about 1/2oz)

2 tablespoons of Butter (you can do without)

Half a cup of milk

3 drops of olive oil.












PROCESS

Peel the skin off and cut the Potatoes into thumb size chunks. Pour water into a clean pan, add potatoes, salt and black pepper and leave the potatoes to boil for 20 minutes (this should make the potatoes really soft and ready for mashing).

Once you are satisfied with how soft the potatoes, get rid off any left over water in the pan by using a sieve. Add the butter and milk to the potatoes and mash the mixture for about 3 minutes. You want to make sure you have chunks of sweet potatoes left, so do not mash it to a pureed form.




Pre-heat your oven/grill to 180 degrees. Grease your baking tin with 3 drops of olive oil or one squirt of oil spray. Layer your all your semi mashed sweet potato into the baking tin using a flat spatula. Press down the sweet potato with the back of the spatula and add your grated cheese to the top of the potato. Put about 3 layers of cheese or as much as you are comfortable with.

Place the pan in your pre-heated oven and allow it to grill/ bake for about 15 minutes. Bring out when the cheese looks nice and brown like mine below ,and serve with any of my AYSUGGEST'S. Thank me later.

2016...The year of major shade and boycotting..Beyonce 1st...Now Madonna

According to Reuters news,  A Roman Catholic Bishop named MANILA. A in the Philippines on Wednesday urged the faithful to stay away from American pop singer Madonna's two-night concert in Manila, calling her music "suggestive" and her clothes "vulgar". To be fair though, how does this Bishop know she wasn't going to cover up for the show in Manila Have they seen her costumes ? Biko...I don't think Madonna gained fans solely for her crazy outrageous dressing..... I mean the woman has talent. I am sure the show would still be mad successful though. Don't you think???

JEREMY CLACKSON SETTLES RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLAIM FOR £100,000

We all remember British presenter, who is pretty much amazing behind and in front of the wheel. Yes yes..none other than FORMER "TOP GEAR" PRESENTER JEREMY CLARKSON. What we are not aware of, is that he allegedly has a racist side. It is reported that not only did he apologize to one OISIN TYMON, he also settled a racial discrimination and Personal injury claim for  a whooping   £100,000. 

Yikes...... i could definitely do a lot with that. Moral is watch what and who you speak to. In my opinion he's still a legend for making TOP GEAR so interesting to stay up at night for...hehe..This is not a food post...Sometimes newz...not everyday food,,,Actually..Everyday food..

AY CRISPY BACON SALAD 5"Simple 5 minute meals"... Assembling might take longer than 5 minutes though...

5 MINUTE MEALS: NUMBER 5- AY CRISPY CHICKEN BACON COSESALAD

Okay it's no secret that most people find the idea of salads boring...wheather eating or looking at it. 
What is most interesting about this dish and how it came about is my daughter. She hates entertaining the idea of salads as a whole unless she's the one putting it together .  To cut the long story short, MY DAUGHTER IS THE BRAIN CHILD OF THIS RECIPE. I can guarantee you no one...and i mean no one does it like us hehehe....she is definitely as cocky as i am...well..sometimes..

Okay lets get cooking.......



AYSUGGEST'S you can use this salad
As a side on any main dish
As Filling for any type of sandwich
As stir fry on your cold past dishes





INGREIDIENTS
Grilled Crispy bacon strips
Grilled chicken strips
2 boiled eggs(Peeled and slightly mashed)
2 long bits of Spring onions (cut up)
Shredded cabbage (please wash your vegetables thoroughly)
Shredded Carrots (As much as you would like)
Diced cucumber (half a cucumber should do)
Some diced kale (As much as you like)
3 table spoons Low fat mayonnaise.











PROCESS
Combine all the fillings together except the bacon and chicken. Stir until the mayonnaise is evenly distributed. Dice your grilled chicken and bacon into little strips and add to the mixture slowly. Stir in the bacon and chicken bit by bit, to ensure there is an even spread of bacon in the whole mixture. It is ready to serve. Alternatively store in the fridge for use later. Try with any of my AYSUGGEST'S and thank me later.

EGG MAYO- 5"Simple 5 minute meals"... Assembling might take longer than 5 minutes though....

5 MINUTE MEALS: NUMBER 4- EGG MAYONNAISE SANDWICHES

Growing up in England as a big foodie, can be quite expensive and unhealthy if you have no desire to engage with Kitchen affairs.....Thankfully i did.

As a matter of fact i could spend up to 8 hours a day in the Kitchen, without experiencing sunrise or sunset ( i think its pretty sad, but hey sad back word is das,,,and i find people complimenting me by saying "das very good").

I like my sadness in the Kitchen, it is my therapy and my sanctuary...I FIND PEACE WITH MY PANS , STOVES, OVEN, SEASONINGS...*okay i was getting carried away....

Back to this easy 5 minute meal.

AYSUGGEST'S You can use the mix:
On any type of bread as a spread or sandwich
In all types of cold and Hot pasta meals ( wheat, semolina, or that brownish looking extra healthy pasta)
On Jacket potatoes ( Sweet or Irish potatoes)
As a filling for special lasagnes or stuffed meatballs

Ingredients ( serves approximately 6 very hungry adults or 10-15 kids)
10 Boiled eggs- (Place Fresh eggs with the shell in a large pot, (please do not attempt to break the raw eggs into water..it wont be pretty, and i will never ever ever let you look after my kids) 
Fill the pot up with water until it covers eggs by at least 2 inches. 
Boil the eggs for about 20 minutes. To make sure the eggs are fully cooked, take one out and test. To test: get a small bowl or plastic, place boiled egg in it and run cold water over the shell, once egg shell cools down a bit, crack the egg and the shell should break off easily. Then get a table knife and cut the egg in half. The yoke should be solid not runny, and that essentially tells you the eggs are boiled.)
6 heaped spoons of low fat mayonnaise
Fresh chives (as much as you like)
Thin cut crispy bacon(please grill your bacon till it has a hard brown crispy texture..don't let it get black burnt though.)

Process

Peel off the shells on all the eggs.
Add all the other ingredients to the peeled eggs and mash. Don't over mash it because you don't want it as smooth as puree. You want to mash it but ensure you have little pieces of the egg whites.

After mashing, place in a serving dish, and serve warm or cover and refrigerate  for about half an hour. Serve with any of my AYSUGGEST'S and thank me later.

AY PANCAKES - 5"Simple 5 minute meals"... Assembling might take longer than 5 minutes though...

5 MINUTE MEALS: NUMBER 3- AY PANCAKES

This is one of the easiest meals to make and it's very delicious if the measurement blends well . I find it surprising when people tell me they never get it right, or that their dough comes out a bit lumpy, or that their mixture sticks to the pan.
There are 3 rules for my pancakes
Sieve your flour
Make sure you use a non stick pan
Never turn your back on your pancakes ( i mean stare at it till its done)

This is going to be short post, and hopefully you will get it right the 1st time you try. Lets get cooking.








AYSUGGEST'S you can have Pancakes

With My special orange honey drizzle and tea
With ice cream
As a wrap with chicken or beef shreds
As breakfast with eggs, sausage and bacon
With my AYSALSA
With chocolate syrup, chopped fruits and extra thick yogurt.

Ingredients ( Makes 5-7 large Pancakes)
For every 3 heaped Table spoon of sieved flour you will need..
1 egg
2 table spoons of sugar
A pinch of salt
A Half a cup of liquid milk (or mix milk powder in a cup with water)

Process

Combine all the ingredients  into a large bowl, except the milk. Add the milk slowly as you whisk the sugar, salt, flour and egg together. You want to ensure the dough is a bit thick, so that you can get rid of any visible lumps. After you whisk it and you are satisfied that there are no lumps, pour in the rest of the milk and mix for a further 30 seconds. 

Heat up your pan, add half  tea spoon of butter and spread all over the pan...Once butter melts completely, it means the pan is hot enough. Add a bit of your batter into the pan, and spread by rotating the batter around the pan until it spreads out. You should start to see the sides brown in about 30 seconds, and then you can flip the pancakes. Repeat the process until you finish your batter or refrigerate for another day. Serve with any of my AYSUGGESTS or like i have done below. Thank me later.

THIS IS  AYSUBZ PANCAKE BREKKIE...ONLY FOR AYSUBZ CUSTOMERS!!!

SALSA - 5 "Simple 5 minute meals"...Assembling might take more than 5 minutes though...

Okay..I should have rotated the picture...its not like you wanna see me though!!

5 MINUTE MEAL- NUMBER 1: SALSA

Before i start, let me put out a disclaimer...My Plating skills is zilch...as in nada...as in zero...
My sisters apparently gossip about me, (like we all don't....does not make it hurt less though) and one snitched on the other saying.."her food is delicious but her plating looks like Shiite"
Well well...seeing as I've got the cooking on lock...i might as well perfect the other, i will make them eat their words...The cheek!!
So please follow my recipes and do not attempt to plate like me. But like i promised, you guys will see immense improvement  you can learn from if you stay with me...YOU HEARD???? Stay with me...okay!!!..please ..biko...ejo...stay with me.. Happy cooking...


Seeing as this is my 1st post about food, i thought it might be more reasonable to start with some quick and easy to make meals.

I will teach you how to make the most delicious (my own version )SALSA DIP.

AYSUGGEST'S you can use salsa
As dips for your crisps( such as Doritos and walkers crisps),
On any type of rice (i will show you how to prepare over 20 types of mouth watering rice dishes)
As a sauce for all types of breads
As a base for any meals that need color and flavor( such as scrambled eggs, mince meats. peppered chicken, goat meats, pork chops, snails, fish..e.t.c.)

Ingredients (serves 6)
One large onion (Alubosa)
6-8 scotch bonnets- depends on how fiery you like your food, mine needs to make me sweat! (ata rodo)
6 Fresh tomatoes (about 10 if you are not a big chilli head like me)
3 Big sweet peppers ( can be red, green, or yellow...basically any sweet peppers)
1 heaped table spoon of softened smooth tomato paste ( also known a tomato puree)
2 Garlic cloves ( you can do without....basically it will taste great with or without garlic)
2 strong stock cubes

5 table spoons of olive or vegetable oil,

Process
Heat oil on medium heat in a frying pan and add onions, tomato puree and Garlic. Fry for about a minute and then combine all the other ingredients, including your stock
cubes. If you are a salty person(which i am not), you can sprinkle a dash of salt. Fry mixture for about 5 minutes and stir whilst subtly mashing the peppers.

 Turn off the heat, pour salsa mix into a serving dish and serve with any of the AYSUGGEST'S. However if using dip with snacks, the salsa has to be served cold.  Place in fridge for an hour, or freezer for 30 minutes based on the urgency of how and when the dip needs to be used. Thank me later.

AY SCRAMBLED EGG- 5"Simple 5 minute meals"... Assembling might take longer than 5 minutes though...

5 MINUTE MEALS: NUMBER 2-  AY PEPPERED SCRAMBLED EGGS





How beautiful is that toilet seat...i need to up my upload game too...exhausting.

So...it is no secret that eggs are very proteinous but extremely filing. Fact actually states that eggs contain zero carbs and sugar, it also contains high quality protein (6 grams) that helps us sustain our mental and physical energy throughout the day.

So every morning when you stuff your face in with a nice rounded egg brekkie, you do not have to worry about getting fat.

The problem i find with most Nigerians and eggs, is that we use a lot of oil which in reality diminishes the taste of how great eggs can taste. When doing my simple eggs (scrambled or sunny side up) i use a teaspoon of butter not oil. However when doing my special scrambled eggs, i find that butter can never fry my peppers well enough , hence the reason why i use oil for this recipe. However, you can call my bluff and get it right by sticking to butter if you are extremely health conscious .
But remember being bad always taste better...hehehe..so humor me and try this with oil.

Lets get cooking...



AYSUGGEST'S you can eat scrambled eggs
With Brown or White bread toast
With My white yam recipe
With boiled or Grilled Potatoes
With Mash
On my special stir fried rice
As your filling for Pancake Wraps
On any type of Steak.
Like i have done below, with my special salsa and sweet Potato chips.


Ingredients (serves 6)
8 Eggs
One large onion (Alubosa)
3 scotch bonnets- depends on how fiery you want it (ata rodo)
3 Fresh tomatoes (about 10 if you are not a big chilli head like me)
1 Big sweet pepper ( red or green)
1 heaped tea spoon of tomato puree
2 and a half stock cube
2 table spoon of ,olive or vegetable oil

Process
Heat oil in a pan until its hot. Add your onions and tomato paste until paste has been evenly distributed. Leave for one minute then add the rest of your peppers and stock cube. Stir the combination to ensure your stock cube isn't sitting in a corner hiding..lol..
 Fry the combination for a further minute. Break your eggs into cup and whisk until fluffy and then pour over the peppers and keep scrambling until egg is fully cooked (the egg is fully cooked when it hardens and there are no soft wet bits left)

. Turn off the heat and Serve. Thank me Later....

Go easy on me.. I am new born blogger..

Hi. So my journey of life, kitchens and endless oven burns has landed me right here. I am late as my peers and fellow chefs would say...but guess what? This was God's time and plan for me to come out of my closet.....not that closet..get your mind out..hehe...
Before i start, i have a couple of pledges to make, to you as my reader, and to myself as the blogger. ...errr..Here it goes.
I promise i will try not to bore you with too many words.
I promise to improve my blogging abilities through criticisms and shadowing.
I promise to give you mouth watering meals and recipes to compliment it.
I promise to take you through my journeys of experiments (all i have learnt over the past 15 years)
I promise to stay original.
Lastly, i promise to stop here, for now..

Meanwhile check out this logo,...memorize it....for whenever or wherever you see it, it means "ay wuz ere"..peace and love always readers.