Marimba Chicken Wings and Sweet Potato Dessert

I had the pleasure of visiting Asante Guesthouse in Manzini, where I met the most enthusiastic chef in the world, Master Mtsetfwa. He made some delicious wings whose aroma was so seductive I couldn't wait to get my hands on them. He also made a delectable sweet potato dessert, which, because of its richness, I only ate a little. I'll definitely use his recipes to wow my guests one day. 

  

Marimba wings

Ingredients

Wings

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons Portuguese chicken spice

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons tomato sauce

1 tot white wine

Chilli, optional

Sweet potatoes (for the chips)

Spicing the wings

Method

• Coat chicken in spice
• Brown in hot oil
• *oil must be hot so as not to wash the spice off the chicken
• Add garlic
• Add lemon juice
• You can add chilli at this stage
• Add tomato sauce, then ginger
• Remove from the stove and finish off in the microwave.

Dessert ingredients

1 cup fresh cream

Sweet Potato Dessert

Half cup raisins

Half cup condensed milk

3 medium sweet potatoes

Method

• Boil sweet potatoes
• Mash them until smooth and lump-free
• Blend the cream to ensure that it sets
• Mix cream, sweet potatoes and condensed milk
• Add raisins, leaving a few for garnishing, and mix again until they are evenly distributed in the mixture
• Put the mixture in individual bowls and garnish with raisins, strawberries and mint.

 About the Chef

Chef Master Mtsetfwa

Chef Master Mtsetfwa has been cooking at Asante Guesthouse for the past two years even though he has been cooking for about three and half years now. He said his love for cooking came from performing chores for his mother in the kitchen. When he discovered that he could actually cook, he decided to take up cooking as a profession. Chef Master is juggling many balls all at once: he is working, studying Hospitality Management, and teaching part-time at Stan Catering. He’s available at Asante Guesthouse, Manzini on +268 2505 3556.

*Published in Times of Swaziland May 22, 2015