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Pa-Pa-Pa-paya!

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Juicy, tasteful and very easy to make.
Roasted papaya is a super healthy snack and a great alternative to winter heavy meals = festive season in particular. Honestly, I frequently fall back on this recipe when having “no idea what to eat” syndrome.
Other benefits? It is also loved by the little ones!

You need:

2 medium ripe papayas
2 limes
2 spoons of soft cane sugar

Cut the fruits into halves, remove the stones.
Sprinkle each half of the papaya with squeezed lime juice and then with cane sugar.
Shave the lime skin on the parmigiano cheese shaver (the best tool ever!)
Place under the grill for 10mins.
On still-hot fruit, squeeze the remaining limes and grate the lime skin.

You’ll love it.

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Mr Potato&Co.

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First time I tried this cream soup was at one of my favourite restaurants in Warsaw, Poland.
Qchnia Artystyczna always has on the menu rather simple yet sophisticated meals to offer.
I don’t live in Warsaw anymore, hence my need to prepare this soup every so often. Every time I’m making it, I’m getting a bit nostalgic about great times I’ve spent with my friends in that place and cannot wait to pay visit again, when in Poland.
To meet friends and… get more inspiration!

Creamy Potato Soup is super easy to prepare.

You need:
2 white onions
8 medium potatoes
1 litre of vegetable boullion
2 table spoons of salted butter
2 bay leaves
200 ml of milk
pinch of coarse pepper
few slices of organic smoked salmon

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Glaze the chopped onions with melted butter in a deep pan. Add the bay leaf. That’s the best way to give the flavour.
When the onion is softened, add chopped potatoes, stir with onions and pour the boullion into the pan.
Simmer on low heat covered by the lid until potatoes are very soft.
Add milk, and stir for a couple of minutes.

Blend the mixture to a creamy consistency and add the pepper. Add more milk when necessary.
Pour the creamy soup into bowls, decorate generously with salmon and freshly grounded pepper.

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Bon appetit!

 

Not your usual sandwich…

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Once upon a time there was a guy working with  Japanese people.
He enjoyed their company as well as the taste of their unusual cuisine.
Shrimp katsu sandwich was one of his favourites; he could eat this delicacy day after day and could not have enough.
Might sound silly but trust me, he was a katsu-addict for quite some time.
To satisfy his cravings, he learned how to prepare this mouth watering sandwich. It’s pretty easy; it really is!
The secret, as usual, lies in the quality of the ingredients.

You need:
a few large shrimps (uncooked)
one egg beaten with a tablespoon of flour
pack of tempura breadcrumbs
brioche type bread cut into thick slices
a few leaves of crisp iceberg lettuce
tartar sauce, bulldog sauce, hot sauce
crisps (vinegar flavour ideally)
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Form seasoned shrimps into the small cutlets, bathe in the beaten egg and then coat with tempura style bread crumbs.
Deep fry for a couple of minutes in sunflower oil, dry them from excess oil on a paper towel and place on toasted bread, prepared and seasoned with tartar and Bulldog sauce and iceberg lettuce. Cover with another slice of bread and lettuce, trim off the crusts and cut sandwich into two. Meshiagare!

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The end.