Sausage, Potato Wedges and Romaine Lettuce for Breakfast.....opps, wait, What is this?

One day, I cooked sausage and potato wedges to eat with Romaine Lettuce for breakfast. Then I snapped the photo below......

When I downloaded my photos into the computer, I found the photos below and was puzzled for a while! Coconut tree growing on the potato wedges! Who was the culprit?

Then I discovered this photo!

Later, I found out that my daughter had taken the plastic tree from her 'Ti Ti' (Younger brother) toy soldier set and used it in the photos. Mmmmmm, no wonder she didn't manage to finish her homework........!

Delicious German Bratwurst Sausage

Bratwurst is a German sausage and it is one of my favourite type of sausages. My German friend who resides and ran a restaurant in Rayong, Thailand would bring me a packet of frozen Bratwurst whenever he visited me in KL. My ex-company used to market some engineering equipment from him and it has been quite some time already since we last met.

Anyway, Bratwurst is derived from German word, ‘brat’ which means minced meat and ‘wurst’ means sausage. Put both words together and you have a nice and well spiced German sausage! The sausages are normally stuffed with veal, pork or beef . This tasty sausage can be boiled, steamed, grilled or fried. I would normally slow fried them using medium heat in a pan with a little olive oil. There are many version of Bratwurst sausages and they are named after the region in Germany which they originated from; ie Würzburger Bratwurst, Nürnberger Rostbratwurst, Kulmbacher Bratwurst, Fränkische Bratwurst, Nordhessische Bratwurst, Coburg Bratwurst, Rote Bratwurst and Thüringer Rostbratwurst. Bratwurst is normally seasoned with salt, pepper, nutmeg, lemon zest, oregano, marjoram or ground caraway seeds plus other European spices. Potato salad or sauerkraut is the most common side dish for this sausage. If it is a good sausage, it got to be Bratwurst! LOL!

Super Long........hey! What is that? & Pizza Recipe

My son got a shocked when he opened the food cover to have his breakfast. I have cooked a long Australian Beef sausage (nearly 4 feet in length, RM13.00) that I bought from Giant Kota Damansara the day before. Well, don’t let the looks deceive you. The sausage is very succulent, meaty and tasty. It was well marinated with spices. Anyway I have to coax him to eat it and after trying out a few pieces he liked the taste. Since the portion is quite big and my wife does not take beef, I used the leftover to make this delicious pizza. Here is the pizza recipe.

Pizza Dough Ingredients
250 gms of flour
½ teaspoon of dried yeast mixed with warm water and 1 teaspoon of sugar
Salt to taste

Toppings
Sausage, cut into thin slices
Pineapple, cut into small pieces
Onions, cut into slices
Cheese, amount to taste
Tomato Sauce
Frozen Vegetable mix, corn, carrot and green peas
Oregano, ½ table spoon

Pour the dried yeast water mixture on the flour and add salt. Knead the dough and let it rest for around 1 hour. Take the dough and roll it into the shape a ball. Use a rolling pin to flatten this dough to fit the shape of your baking plate. Apply a layer of tomato sauce on the dough. Arrange all the toppings on the pizza and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes at 180Deg C. If the pizza is too dry after baking, just add more tomato sauce or barbecue sauce before serving.

My thin crust pizza!

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Bread Roll with Chicken Meat & Sausage Filling

Bread roll with chicken and sausage filling......................a cut with sauce!

This is how it looked like inside............................................The bread roll sauce.

My daughter would bug me to cook supper for her whenever she stays up late to study or do her homework. I learned this recipe from Jamie Oliver, The Naked Chef on Astro Asian Food Channel. Jamie’s recipe and cooking method is simple and easy. This is one my favorite show in AFC channel. I have modified the recipe a little bit to suit our local palate. I did not write down the actual recipe, just put in whatever I can remember. I not sure what Jamie Oliver call this dish but I have named it Bread Roll with Chicken Meat & Sausage Filling.

The portion for this bread was so big that my supposedly supper meal turned out to be for breakfast as well for the following next morning! Bread 3 cups of Flour 1 teaspoon of dry yeast mix in water, a tablespoon of sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt and a little flour, to wake them up! Slowly pour the premix liquid ingredients on the flour to make dry dough. Knead the bread dough until it is well mix. Cover the dough with a towel and let the yeast do their job, making bubbles! Filling Chicken meat, 400 gms Onions, 2 pcs, chopped finely Green peas, ½ cup Oregano, 1 teaspoon Thyme, 1 teaspoon Tomato, 2, cut into cubes Worcestershire Sauce, 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Sautéed onions in vegetable oil and butter combination until fragrant. Add in chicken meat and fry until chicken is slightly brown. Add in the rest of the ingredients and stir fry for a short while. Sauce Onions, 1 pcs, chopped finely Worcestershire Sauce, 1 teaspoon Oregano, 1 teaspoon Dark soya sauce, ¼ teaspoon Pepper, a dash or more (to taste) Corn Flour, 2 teaspoon, add with a little water Salt to taste Sautéed onion in butter until it turns soft. Add in some water and bring to a boil. Add in the rest of the ingredients. Use corn flour to make the sauce thick. Use a rolling pin to make the dough into a long oval shape. Put in the sausage and fillings. Wrap the fillings in the dough and join both ends. Rub some vegetable oil on top of the dough. Bake in preheated oven at 180deg C for 25 minutes. Cut the bread diagonally and serve with sauce.

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