Lubhalwe nguSelloane Ntshonyane
Ngemva kokulahlekelwa umsebenzi wakhe ezimayini kanye nokuhluleka endaweni edayisa ifenisha, uMpho Nkomo wathola impumelelo ngokwenza inyama njengase-Texas.
Indawo yakhe I-Something Smoked isebenza kuphela ngempelasonto, kukhona i-brisket, izimbambo nokudla okuhambisana nakho okuseceleni obunobuMelika.
UMpho Nkomo akazange avumele ukudilizwa emsebenzini noma ibhizinisi lefenisha elihlulekile ukuba limvimbe.
Kunalokho wavula indawo yokudla waletha izoso zase-Texas e-Chiawelo, eSoweto.
UNkomo, oqeqeshelwe ukwakha obhayela uqale wahlela ukwakha indawo yokosela inyama.
Kodwa wanquma ukwenza okuhlukile – wakha into yokosa inyama ngokuthi ishunqiselwe ngentuthu wavula ibhizinisi lakhe egcekeni likagogo wakhe.
Uyibize ngokuthi i-Something Smoked Road House Barbecue, le ndawo iku-Chris Hani Road.
“Sihlukile ngoba senza ama-barbecue e-Texas angempela,” kusho uNkomo. “Senza ngendlela abenza ngayo e-Texas, kusukela enyameni nehambisana nakho eceleni. Asiyekethisi futhi senze ipapa nechakalaka.”
Ngokungafani ne-shisanyama evamile yaseNingizimu Afrika, lapho inyama yosiwe ishisa futhi ishesha, uNkomo ufaka inyama yakhe ku-meat low ayose kancane ingatholi umlilo omningi.
I-Brisket iphekwa amahora angu-16 futhi iyekwe ukuthi iphole amanye angu-12. Izimbamb zosiwa ngokwanele ukushiya uphawu lokuluma.
Ezinye izinyama ezisohlwini zihlanganisa ihlombe lengulube, isisu sengulube, izimbambo zenkomo (eyaziwa nangokuthi iqolo le-baby backs), ama-rib tip, ama-short ribs, ama-turkey drumsticks, inkukhu namasoseji afakwe ushizi noma ingulube.
Akukho mayelana nenyama lokhu okuseceleni kuletha ukunambitheka kwaseMelika ekhaya.
Amakhasimende athola i-mac and cheese, ummbila wase-Mexican street (ophinde ubizwe ngokuthi ama-elotes), isaladi lamazambane, i-coleslaw, i-pico de gallo efana ne-salsa – kanye nesaladi likabhontshisi we-Texan owaziwa ngokuthi ubhontshisi we-barbecue pit noma i-“Texas caviar”.

I-Something Smoked isebenza kuphela ngempelasonto kusukela ngoLwesihlanu kuya ngeSonto isikhathi esikahle kunoma ubani odinga ikhefu elimnandi kusukela ngeviki.
Esithombeni esingenhla: UMpho Nkomo Phaka ama-smoked ribs ne-brisket egcekeni lakubo eSoweto.
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe nguMpho