Roast prime rib and ice-cold pineapple punch

Kenyans and nyama choma are inseparable. When we want to give ourselves a treat, we head to our favourite choma joint and have a feast. Why not learn to roast your own choma then and have it whenever the craving strikes?

Ingredients

 4 kgs of centre- cut prime rib

 8 fresh garlic cloves, sliced

 Fresh ground black pepper

 ½ teaspoon salt

 ½ cup of dry white wine

 2 cups of beef stock or beef broth

Method

 Poke small holes in the uncooked ribs and smear the sliced garlic. Once done, wrap the ribs with plastic paper and marinate in fridge overnight.

 Uncover it and let it sit at room temperature for 2-3 hours.

 Preheat oven to 450 degrees for about 15 minutes.

 Evenly season meat with the salt and black pepper.

 With the fat side up, place ribs on a rack, with a shallow pan underneath it to collect the meat juice. Place a meat thermometer in the center of the meat, making sure it does not touch bone.

 Roast meat for 20 minutes

 Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to roast for another hour and 15 minutes. Cook the meat until the thermometer reads 130 F if you want it rare done. If you want it medium-rare, it should read 140 F.

 After the meat is done, remove it from the rack and place on chopping board. Cover with foil for a few minutes to allow the meat juices to flow. Prepare sauce as you wait.

Instructions

 To prepare the sauce, pour wine into the pan you used to collect roast meat juice.

•Place it on the stove on high heat and let the wine cook for 10 minutes while scraping the bottom and stirring. Add the beef stock or broth and cook until half of it evaporates; add salt and pepper to taste.

Uncover the meat and slice it. Drizzle some of the sauce and enjoy.

Pineapple punch

 2ltr ginger ale, chilled

 1/2 ltr frozen pineapple-orange juice concentrate, thawed

 1 cup mango nectar

 1tbs finely grated fresh ginger

 11/2 cups Southern Comfort (optional)

 Crushed ice

Preparation

Stir together chilled ginger ale, pineapple-orange juice concentrate, mango nectar, ginger, and, if desired, Southern Comfort. Serve over crushed ice.

Kitchen tip

FAT SUCKER

When making soup, sauce, or a casserole that ends up too fatty or greasy, drop in an ice cube. The ice will attract the fat, which you can then scoop out.