Bacon Naan Sandwich and Masala Fries

 

Bacon Naan Sandwich and masala fries

For the bacon naan sandwich - serves 4

• 12 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
• 8 mini naan breads
• Soft cream cheese
• Sweet chilli jam
• Fresh coriander
• Lambs lettuce
• Red onion, thinly sliced
• One large tomato cut into small chunks

Preheat the grill to medium-high, place the bacon on a lined tray and cook for several minutes each side until sizzling and cooked through.  Place the naans under the grill for 1-2 minutes until warmed through.  Spread one side of the naan with cream cheese and drizzle over some chilli jam and top with some lambs lettuce, place 3 slices of bacon on top and a small amount of plucked coriander and some of the sliced onion and chopped tomato, top with the second naan and you are good to go. (Repeat for the remaining 3 portions).

Masala Fries

Masala fries

• 900g frozen fries
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• Few pinches of crushed sea salt

Masala sauce

• 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 5 tbsp hamburger relish
• 5 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 red onion finely chopped
• 1 tbsp mixed garlic/ginger paste

To start, you need to make the sauce.  Heat the oil in a small saucepan over a medium heat, when hot, add the cumin seeds and fry for around 30 seconds.  Add the hamburger relish and ketchup and bring to a simmer.  Stir in the sugar and cook for a further minute, then add the chopped onion and the garlic/ginger paste, season with a little salt, stir through and then set aside.

Cook your fries according to packet instructions (varies depending if oven fries or you are air frying).  When the fires are cooked season them with the chilli powder, cumin, coriander and a little salt to taste.  Whilst the fries are still hot, add them to the pan with the sauce, stirring so the fries are evenly coated.  Plate up and serve alongside the bacon naan.

Bacon Naan Sandwich

This is a great dinner, you can spice up a bit more if you like and add some fresh chopped chillies.  Quick and easy to make, this will soon become a Friday night favourite!

Mark’s top tip - ensure you coat the fries quickly with the masala sauce otherwise the fries will go soggy!  Alternatively serve the masala sauce in a small dish on the plate and you can then dip your fries in!

Halloumi Fries

Halloumi Fries!

• Pack of Halloumi, sliced and cut up into chip shaped sizes
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1 tsp paprika
• Vegetable oil

Pour enough oil into a frying pain, deep enough to come up about half way against the depth of the fries, heat the oil until smoking hot.  Mix the paprika into the flour and dip the halloumi into the mix, ensuring all areas are coated, then place into the frying pan.  Cook until golden and crispy, turning over once the bottoms of the halloumi fries have crisped up.  Remove the fries from the pan and place onto some kitchen roll in order to absorb any excess oil.

This recipe is so quick and simple yet produces something which is so tasty.  I served the halloumi fries with a tuna rainbow salad and some mustard mayo and boy was it good, will definitely be making these again.

Beef Hotlink Souvlaki Wrap with Tzatziki

 Beef Hotlink Souvlaki Wrap with Tzatziki

A while back I came up with some traditional recipes with a Mexican twist, one of which was my Mexican Toad In The Hole.  For this recipe I was looking for a Mexican style sausage and this is when I came across Angusandoink.com who sell a variety of sausages, rubs and hot sauces. 

 I bought some of their Jalapeño & Cheese sausages with Mr Rubba Rubba Seasoning and Rub along with some beef hotlinks with the Generals Seasoning and Rub.  All I can say is if you like your sausage then you need to check out Angusandoink, seriously good quality sausages packed with flavour, I will be trying some of their other products soon, they were that good!  

Whilst I had in mind what to do with the jalapeño & cheese sausages, I was yet to come up with something a bit different to try out the beef hotlinks on - that was until I paid a visit to Greek on the Street at Boxpark Croydon where I had the loukaniko beef and pork Greek sausage souvlaki wrap. This was so delicious I decided to try and re-create this at home using the beef hotlinks, along with a couple of the traditional Greek wraps that the manager Vicky from Greek on the Street kindly let me have.  Just to say, I am trying to persuade them to sell the wraps as they really are good!

• Pack of beef hotlinks
• Greek wraps
• Red onion, finely sliced
• Small bag of rocket leaves
• 1 pepper, thinly sliced 
• Handful of sliced black olives
• Feta cheese, crumbled
• Cherry tomatoes, halved
• Half a cucumber, peeled
• Tablespoon of mint, finely chopped
• Squeeze of lemon juice
• Pinch of salt
• 4 tbsp Greek natural yoghurt
• Couple of pinches of dried oregano

Method:
Place the hotlinks onto a baking tray and place under a preheated grill for around 20 minutes or so, until cooked through.  

Whilst the sausages are cooking, prepare the tzatziki.  Place the yoghurt into a bowl along with the mint, lemon juice and salt.  Using a box grater, grate the peeled cucumber, squeeze out the excess water from the cucumber and combine in the bowl with the yoghurt mix.

Heat a frying pan (one big enough for the wraps) and dry fry each wrap for around a minute each side until warmed through.  Place a wrap onto each plate and spread with some of the tzatziki and top this with some of the rocket leaves.  I then cut each sausage down the middle lengthways and allowed three slices for each wrap.  Having placed the sausages on top of the rocket I then topped with the red onion, peppers, tomatoes, olives and some crumbled feta.

Feta Fries

Having experienced the feta fries at Greek on the Street, I thought it would be rude not to also have a stab at making my own to go with the wrap.  I cooked some chunky frozen chips according to pack instructions, once done I tossed with some dried oregano and sprinkled some crumbled feta over the top.  I swear, once you try these fries, you will be hooked!

This dish was a huge hit in my household and the hotlinks really added to the whole dish, really meaty and tasty, I will definitely be making this again. I would recommend paying Angusandoink a visit to try out some of their products, you won't be disappointed, trust me.