Yummy Magazine Vol 12 - Pizza Fest | Page 44

COFFEE DORMANS KAHAWA DIARIES COFFEE-CRUNCH CHICKEN WINGS Get ready for the premier league games with these coffee encrusted chicken wings which are extra tasty & great for sharing! Ingredients: • 2 lbs chicken wings & drumsticks (remove extra skin and fat) • 1 cup strongly brewed Dormans coffee, cooled • 1 cup water • 1 bay leaf • 2 tablespoons + 1 tsp salt • 1 tablespoon Dormans espresso ground coffee (available at your local supermarket) • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper • 2¼ tsp spanish paprika • 1½ tsp garlic powder • 1½ tsp dried thyme • 1½ tsp dried oregano • 1 tsp chicken seasoning • ½ tsp cayenne • 2 tablespoons maple syrup Method: • Place the wings in a bowl and add brewed coffee, water, 2 tablespoons of salt and the bay leaf. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 6 hours to overnight. • Mix remaining ingredients, except maple syrup, in a small bowl. Adjust seasonings as preferred (i.e. more or less heat) • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. • Drain and rinse wings. Pat dry with paper towel. Toss lightly in coffee-spice mixture ensuring wings are evenly coated. Arrange on baking rack (with lined drip pan underneath) and cook for 15 minutes. • Baste lightly with maple syrup and then cook an additional 10 minutes. • Baste a second time lightly with maple syrup and then broil for an additional 3 -5 minutes to caramelize sugars. • Serve with your favourite dressing. Enjoy! HOW I TAKE MY COFFEE WITH VIKAASH PATTNI V ikaash, 27, is a radio presenter at East FM who’s been hosting for about 3 years now. He’s also an actor who’s appeared in shows like Prem, Mr and Mrs Singh and Inspekta Mwala. If I had to pick one phrase to describe him, it would be ‘super funny’. How do you take your coffee? I like a nice latte. Go-to pastry? Tiramisu or black forest cake. What’s your morning routine? Since I do the breakfast show, I wake up at 4:00 am, play a few games, check my social media and show up to work by about 5:00 am, after which my co-host and I prep for the show. It’s not really scripted as we have good chemistry and generally like to be spontaneous. I also like to have some coffee to get me started. Have you ever said something you regret on radio? So many times! I think I almost gave up my bank account once! Sometimes you forget 44. that there’s an audience and think that you’re only speaking to this one person. You end up uttering things that make you wish your boss didn’t actually tune in that morning! How did you get the job? I first auditioned about 5 years ago and got turned down a few times. I was told I didn’t even have a voice for radio. I’m however good at doing impressions of Bollywood actors (and a few from Hollywood. His Sylvester Stallone impression is pretty solid) so one time a friend called me to go do voice over for a commercial. They eventually never used it, but that’s how East FM noticed me. What’s the best part about your job? Going to the office in Pajamas is number one! People also seem to remember me when they want concert tickets which is quite interesting. Parting shot? Cast me in your movies! And if you happen to have any surplus money, I can give you my bank account! (Laughs). Drop by your nearest Dormans Coffee Shop at Junction • Village Market • AirKenya Like us on Facebook @DormansCoffeeShops