Recipe by : chef ssentongo

* – THAT’S STUFFED MINI PUMPKIN WITH RICE

Ingredients:

• 2 small sugar pumpkins
• 1 cup cooked rice, 1/2 cup diced pumpkin, 1/4 cup pecans/walnuts chopped, parsley
• 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper, pinch cinnamon

Method:

1. Pumpkins: Cut top, scoop seeds. Brush inside with oil + salt. Roast at 190°C 25-30 mins till tender.
2. Filling: Sauté diced pumpkin 5 mins, mix with rice, nuts, parsley, salt, cinnamon.
3. Stuff & Bake: Fill pumpkins, bake 10 mins more.
4. Serve: Put lid on, hot.

* – GLAZED MEATBALLS ON POTATO CAKE

Ingredients:

• Meatballs: 250g minced beef/pork, 1 garlic, salt, pepper
• Glaze: 2 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp soy, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tsp vinegar
• Cake: 2 potatoes grated, salt, 1 tbsp flour, oil
• Greens: mixed salad, microgreens

Method:

1. Cake: Squeeze water from grated potato, mix with salt + flour. Pan-fry as a patty 4 mins/side till crisp.
2. Meatballs: Roll small balls, pan-fry 6-7 mins till cooked.
3. Glaze: Toss meatballs in sauce mix, simmer 1 min till sticky.
4. Plate: Potato cake, stack meatballs on top, surround with greens.

* – DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER DELUXE

Ingredients:

• 2 beef patties 150g each, salt, pepper
• 2 cheese slices, 1 seeded bun
• Toppings: lettuce, tomato slices, roasted peppers, caramelized onions, microgreens
• Sauce: mayo + ketchup + mustard

Method:

1. Patties: Season, sear hot pan 3 mins/side. Add cheese on last min to melt.
2. Bun: Toast with butter.
3. Build: Bottom bun + sauce + lettuce + tomato + patty 1 + ketchup + patty 2 + peppers/onions + greens + top bun.