Chef of the Week: Bunmi Alaga

Egg salad

Ingredients
2 eggs
3 tbsp Mayo
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper
fresh parsley
chopped onions
chopped spring onions
Lettuce
2 slices of whole wheat bread

Method
Mash up the chopped egg a bit with a fork. Mix together the chopped hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise, parsley and onion. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and curry powder to taste. Mix with a spoon.
2 Toast your bread slices. Put a layer of lettuce on one slice of toasted bread, spread the egg mixture on top of the lettuce, put another slice of toasted bread on top.

Broccoli Stir fry

Ingredients
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp dark sesame oil
1 pound broccoli, rinsed, dry, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cloves of garlic, minced (about 1 Tbsp)
1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger

Method
1 Toast the sesame seeds by first heating a small, stick-free sauté pan on medium heat. Add the sesame seeds and jiggle the pan so they spread out in a single layer. Let them cook until lightly browned, stir occasionally, about 3-5 minutes. Once lightly toasted remove from heat and put into a small bowl, set aside.
2 Mix the stock, soy sauce, and dark sesame oil together in a small bowl, set aside.
3 Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a large, covered sauté pan on medium high heat. Add the broccoli Sauté for about a minute. Clear a space in the middle of the broccoli and add the ginger and garlic. Add a little more oil to the ginger and garlic (about a teaspoon) and sauté for half a minute, stirring just the garlic and ginger, until fragrant. Then stir the garlic and ginger in with the broccoli.
4 Add the chicken (or vegetable) stock mixture to the pan. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat and cover. Let cook for 2-3 minutes, until broccoli is still firm, but can be pierced with a fork. Remove from heat. Remove broccoli with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Return pan to heat, increase heat to high and boil down the liquid until just a couple tablespoons remain. Turn off heat, return broccoli to the pan, add the toasted sesame seeds, toss with the liquid. Put into a serving bowl.