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Good Morning Nagaland: Special recipe of ‘Black and White’ restaurant, Mokokchung
The restaurant BLACK & WHITE located at Police Point (Town Square), Mokokchung Town serves a rich variety of cuisines, which include continental, Indian, Chinese, etc.
Thirty six year old Tairenla (Nunu) is the proprietor and head chef of this budding restaurant. Her interest in preparing different dishes was influenced by her father late Imtimeren, a former minister of Nagaland. She also conducts cooking and baking classes. She is also a social worker, providing a livelihood to single mothers by training and employing single mothers in her restaurant. The restaurant also caters to weddings, birthdays and kitty parties right from starters to main course. Today, Tairenla shares a delicious dish served at her beloved BLACK&WHITE restaurant!
Pork Roast with Stir -fried broccoli
Pork Roast
Ingredients
1 tsp salt.
½ freshly ground black pepper.
1 tsp garlic powder.
1 tsp ground coriander.
2 tsp olive oil or veg oil.
1 pork tenderloin.
Method
-Pre heat oven to 400 Fahrenheit with the rack in the middle.
-Trim tenderloin of the fat and pat dry with a paper towel.
Pierce the pork all over with a fork and rub with 1 tsp oil.
-Combine seasoning and sprinkle into the tenderloin using hand to rub the spices until evenly coated.
-Heat 1 tbsp oil over med-high heat in a large over-safe pan. Once oil is hot, add pork and brown on all side. (6 minutes)
-Place in the oven and bake uncovered at 400 Fahrenheit for 13-15 minutes, flipping the tenderloin over half through baking.
White Sauce
Ingredients
2 table spoons butter.
2 table spoons all purpose flour.
One cup milk.
½ medium size onion finely chopped.
Method/ Preparation:
Add 2 table spoons butter in a medium heat.
Add finely chopped onion and cook till light brown.
Add 2 table spoon all purposed flour, whisk it until butter and flour are well combined.
Slowly add I cup of milk, whisking it constantly till the sauce thickens.
# You can add more milk depending on your desired consistency
# You can also add grated cheese, art and pepper.
Stir- fried broccoli plus pok choy
Ingredients
Salt, three clove garlic.
Freshly ground black pepper.
I large head of broccoli.
Pole choy leaves.
A small of knob of unsalted butter.
Method
-Fill a large pan with water, ass a tiny pinch of salt plus bring to boil over a high heat.
-Meanwhile, cut the florets from broccoli then cut them into bite-size pieces wash and trim the Pok Choy
-Trim and cut the stalk in half, then finely slice it.
-Cook for 3 minutes.
-Drain the leaves to stream dry for minutes.
-Add butter and put chopped garlic, tip back broccoli and pok choy into the pan, then sprinkle pinch of salt, pepper.