French Garlic Bratwurst with Bacon Mash, Mesculin Salad & Butter Pepper Baby Carrot

With the recession ongoing, cost cutting is like decree that everyone have to adhere whether they like it or not. Despite the brave front everyone try to put up, it is evident this recession affect everyone. I also can't escape the effect of this recession but being a bargain hunter for food condiment I go to even bigger extreme to cook great tasting food at fraction of its actual price.

This dish is the cheapest and fastest western food I ever cooked. Why fastest? Cooking time only 15 mins is needed. Why cheapest? The total ingredients cost only $2.17. Enough talk on with the cooking procedure.

  
French Garlic Bratwurst with Bacon Mash, Mesculin Salad & Butter Pepper Baby Carrots

• 1 French Garlic Bratwurst (6 pcs pack at $6.95 at Carrefour Promotion)
• 3 Tablespoon Idaho Bacon Mash Potato Powder (1 pack at $1.75 at NTUC FairPrice Promotion)
• 1 Small Bowl of NTUC Mesculin Salad Pack (1 pack at $3.75)
• 1 Small Bowl of Emborg Baby Carrot ( 1 pack given free by NTUC FairPrice)
• 1 SCS Unsalted Butter Disposable Pack ( given free when purchase SCS cheese)
• Pinch of Ground Pepper
• Pinch of Salt
• Few Squeeze of Ajinomoto Mayonnaise

If you left the bratwurst pack in the freezer, you might have issue in separating it. Here is a tip you can separate each bratwurst easily without throwing all of them into the microwave to defrost. With the pack fully still seal, hold one side of the pack and hammer it on a solid bar counter or table. At impact, the bratwurst will separate into each piece.


Put 1 frozen bratwurst into the microwave set to defrost 1 minute. Heat the grill until ready to grill or until the ready to grill indicator light up, oil both side of the grill with sufficient oil so as to have nice grill mark on the bratwurst. Put the bratwurst on the grill and close the top grill cover to grill for 15 mins. Which it is grilling you can start preparing the rest of the sides.


In a microwaveable bowl put in half a cup of water and microwave it at high setting for 2 minutes. Scoop 3 tablespoon of Idaho Bacon Mash Potato powder into the bowl of heated water and stir until all the powder absorb all the water. The powder will expand and you have your Bach Mash Potato ready.


Next, pour baby carrot into a microwave bowl and sprinkle pinch of salt and ground pepper on the carrot and add in the butter. Use a microwave glade wrap and seal the bowl and microwave on high settings for 3 minutes. After that, give it a stir to ensure all the carrots even coated with melted butter and pepper.


You can start setting up the plate with the side. After 15mins, the grill bratwurst will be ready to serve with the side.