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Recipe by : chef ssentongo

* – THIS IS GRILLED Chicken6 SUPREME WITH CAULIFLOWER PUREE & ROASTED VEG – Your  Healthy Meal Prep.

INGREDIENTS :

• 2 big chicken breasts 300g each
• Salt, black pepper, paprika, oil
• For puree: 1 small cauliflower or 3 potatoes, butter, milk
• Veg: broccoli, carrot, zucchini/kusa, cherry tomatoes
• For sauce: 1 cup chicken stock + 1 tsp soy + flour, plus green pesto
• Microgreens / dhania for top like photo

SHORT RECIPE:

1. Chicken – keep juicy:

• Cut breast slight angle? No. Cook whole 6 min each side on hot pan till golden brown like photo.
• Rest 5 min, THEN slice like photo – thick slices, still juicy inside. Sprinkle black pepper heavy.

2. White Puree:

• Boil cauliflower/potato soft, blend with butter + milk + salt till smooth thick like hummus. Spoon spread in circle on plate like photo base.

3. Veg: Quick roast pan: broccoli, carrot sticks, zucchini slices, tomatoes – 4 min only keep colors bright.

PLATING EXACT LIKE PHOTO – This sells it:

1. White big plate, smear puree in round shape
2. Place roasted veg around puree
3. Chicken sliced, fan it on top of puree – overlapping like photo
4. Top with small green leaves / microgreens pile in center
5. Drizzle brown sauce in dots around plate + green pesto dots – use spoon or bottle
6. Pepper mill finish

Charge: $22 Meal Prep, $35 Private Dinner. Low cost, looks $50.

Tip: No cauliflower? Use white potatoes puree – same look. For green dots, blend parsley + oil + garlic – instant pesto. Microgreens? Use fresh sukuma sprouts or just parsley leaves – same green top.

This is your gym/healthy menu flagship.

* – THIS IS FILET MIGNON WITH CREAMY PEPPER SAUCE + ROASTED POTATOES

– Your $50 Steak. The photo that makes people pay without asking price.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 thick filet mignon 300g each, 5cm tall
• Salt, black pepper, oil
• For sauce: 1 cup cooking cream, 1 tsp black pepper crushed, 1 tsp mustard, garlic, parsley chopped, butter 20g
• For side: 4 potatoes cubed, 2 tomatoes on vine, green beans / broccoli

SHORT RECIPE:

1. Steak thick like photo:

• Tie string around steak to keep tall.
• Very hot pan, no sauce yet. Sear 4 min each side till DARK brown crust like photo. Inside medium.
• Rest 5 min.

2. Roast potatoes:

• Boil potato cubes 5 min, then fry/roast in oil till golden crispy like photo top left.

3. Creamy Pepper Sauce – yellow like photo:

• Same pan after steak, add garlic + crushed pepper, add cream + mustard + little stock, stir 2 min thick. Add parsley green bits. Color will be creamy yellow like photo.

PLATING Exactly :

1. White plate with gold rim
2. Steak front center – big
3. Spoon creamy sauce OVER steak – let it drip down plate like photo
4. Rosemary stick on top of steak + parsley
5. Potatoes back left, roasted tomatoes back right, green veg behind steak – exactly like photo

Charge: $45-$55 private dinner. Food cost $8.

Secret: No filet? Use thick sirloin cut 5cm, tie string. No cream? Use milk + butter + flour – same yellow sauce. Rosemary – buy dry at Istanbul supermarket or use fresh from garden – one small branch makes it 5-star look.

This is your Valentine / Anniversary menu #1.

* – THIS IS MANGO AVOCADO FRESH SALAD WITH SESAME – Perfect for hot weather . Colorful like your photo = instant order.

NAME: Tropical Mango Avocado Salsa Bowl

INGREDIENTS :

• 2 ripe mangoes, not too soft, cubed big yellow like photo
• 2 avocados firm, cubed green like photo
• 1 small red onion sliced, 1 red bell pepper cubed
• Fresh cilantro / parsley big leaves
• 1 tbsp black sesame + white sesame mix (if no sesame, skip)
• Dressing: lime/lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, little honey

SHORT RECIPE – 5 MIN:

1. Cube mango + avocado same size big – don’t mash. This color contrast yellow/green like photo is key.
2. Mix gently in bowl with onion + bell pepper.
3. Dressing: lemon 1 + oil 2 spoons + salt + honey shake, pour.
4. Top with cilantro leaves + sesame seeds sprinkle like photo black & white dots.

PLATING LIKE PHOTO:
Grey rustic bowl, pile high, avocado green shiny on top, mango bright yellow. Sprinkle sesame last. Photo close up.

Charge: $8 side salad, $15 as main healthy bowl. Add grilled chicken on top = $20 meal prep.

Tip: Mango + avocado super cheap now in Juba market – profit 400%. No sesame? Use groundnuts crushed. Tell clients “Detox Salad” – expats pay more for that word. Perfect side for your grilled chicken plate.

Want the version with chili for local taste?