A Little Sunday Roast

It's been a long time since I've cooked lamb and I'll be honest, it's not my favorite meat, but today I decided that was what we were having. It's a meat that you either love or hate and today I would see if my taste buds have changed over the years. 

Roast rack of lamb with crushed potatoes

Here's what you'll need:

1kg of fresh potatoes

Fresh Rosemary

Sea Salt

Fresh ground Black Pepper

Olive Oil

Kalamata Olives with stone

Cherry Tomatoes

Fresh Garlic Cloves

Quality 6 bone rack of Lamb

Here's how you do it: 

Pre heat the oven at 190c

Wash the potatoes & boil in salted water until cooked. 

Get a large pan and put on a full heat, add a generous splash of olive oil. Now your going to place the whole rack of lamb (fat side down) into the hot pan & sear it on all both sides until it's sealed, this should only take a few minutes if you have the pan hot enough. 

Once the lamb is seared take it out the pan and let it rest on a plate while you finish the rest of the dish. 

Turn the heat under the pan to a medium/low setting and add a little more olive oil. When the potatoes are ready drain off the water & add the potatoes to the pan. Now crush the potatoes with the bottom of a jar, nice and rough chunks. Season with a little salt & pepper & fry for about 5 minutes while stirring occasionally. Meanwhile cut the cherry tomatoes in half and strain the liquid off the Kalamata, then add them both to the frying potatoes, mix them up and fry for a further 3 minutes. 

Final touches now. 

Get a roasting pan and put your potatoe/Kalamata/tomatoe mix into it (do not push it down into the pan, let it sit loose). 

Now take your cloves of garlic (peeled) & rip off some sprigs of fresh rosemary (about a handful) and scatter them across the roasting pan. 

Take your seared rack of lamb and place it (fat side up!) on top of your beautiful smelling & colorful looking potatoe mix, add a good splash of olive oil & some more fresh rosemary. 

Place in your preheated oven and cook for approx 20-25mins (a few minuets more if you don't want your meat a little bit pink inside). 

Take a cold drink & wait....

Serve direct to the table & let everyone get stuck in. 

I have to admit that I did enjoy this, the flavors just went so well together & the whole thing took less than 45mins from start to finish. 

Recommended!! 

Big Kahuna Burger

Burgers come in a hundred & one different styles. The only limit is your own imagination, granted though that some things you just don't put together on a burger, for example: chocolate & strawberries. Most things are good though & can bring great flavour to that big juicy burger. 

So tonight Sandra only wanted the standard style juicy burger: 

Hamburger Dressing

Salad

Red Onion

Cheese

Ketchup

No problem, quick & easy yet still satisfying exactly what she wanted. 

I on the other hand wanted to try something new, so I opted for the following on my burger:

Hamburger Dressing

Salad

Tomato

Red Onion

Cheese

Strong Mustard 

Sautéed Mushrooms & Sauerkraut 

Ketchup 

( With a side order of fries & roasted parsnips )

The end result was an awesome combination of flavours & definitely one I'll be trying again in future. 

In the words of Samuel L Jackson

"That is a tasty burger"

Captain Caveman

So I've be longing for some sweet sticky ribs all week & today was the day. I done it the lazy way with everything store bought, so quick & simple. 

I'll admit that my plate was stacked high with ribs, but I knew that when Maya got a sniff of the sauce she would get stuck in and help me out. 

Apart from getting the meatiest ribs you can find the only other thing to get right is the sauce, I know I can make a better sauce than any store bought bottle, but for saving time I bought the best (in my opinion) that is avalible here. 

Smokey, sweet and a great aftertaste. "The Sauce is the Boss!"

Sandra joked that I reminded her of a caveman with my bones & meat, at least I think she was joking. Either way the only thing I had on my mind was enjoying my caveman style "bones & meat". Maya did indeed give me some help, the two of us licking our fingers when done while making little caveman jokes between ribs. 

Messy, but so very worth it. 

Caveman out ;) 

Streetdogs. A tasty lunch that's cheap.

So I came across this during the week & thought I'd give it a try today. A good change up from your regular hotdog with ketchup & mustard, also very easy to make with plenty of room to experiment with ingredients.  

Here's what I used today:

Thick spiced sausages (mine were filled with cheese)

Yellow onion sliced thin

Sauerkraut 

Hot mustard

Ketchup

Mini flour tortillas

Fresh parsley

Salt & pepper

Butter

Directions:

Grill your sausages in a pan. 

Heat a little butter in a small pan & fry the onion & sauerkraut until golden, season with salt & pepper. 

Warm the tortilla bread then load it up with the grilled sausage & fried toppings. 

Add your ketchup & mustard to taste. 

Tear off bits of fresh parsley & garnish your food. 

Tuck in & enjoy your "Streetdogs".