Serves: 6
Ingredients:
60ml (¼ cup) oil
3 onions, finely chopped
½ green pepper, finely chopped
3 cinnamon sticks
3 whole allspice (pimento)
2 chillies, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely grated
1kg lamb, mutton or beef, cubed
10ml (2 tsp) salt
7,5 ml (1 ½ tsp) ground black pepper
200g tomato paste
45ml (3 tbsp) sugar
7 potatoes, peeled and quartered
15ml (1 tbsp) butter
Method:
- Heat the oil in a large pot on a medium to high heat, then add the onions, green pepper, cinnamon sticks, allspice, chillies and garlic and fry until the onions are golden brown.
- Add the meat and braise for three minutes.
- Add the salt and black pepper and braise for another five minutes.
- Add 250ml (1 cup) warm water and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Repeat this process by adding water until the meat is tender.
- Add the tomato paste and sugar and allow to cook through for two minutes.
- Add the potatoes and 250ml (1 cup) warm water and cook on a medium to high heat for 10 minutes, stirring once or twice. Allow to simmer on low heat until the potatoes are soft.
- Add salt to taste, and then stir in the butter.
- Serve with rice or buttered bread.
Cook's tip: “Whenever I cook a dish to which I have added tomato paste, I add 15ml (1 tbsp) butter at the end. This helps to reduce the acidity level,” says Sydow.
TRY more of Sydow's recipes: Butter chicken curry, hearty chicken and vegetable soup and labarang mince pie
Three tasty dishes every South African should know how to cook. Do you?
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Image: 'Cape, Curry & Koesisters'
September is Heritage Month, and to celebrate we asked a trio of local cookbook authors to share a recipe they think every South African cook worth their salt should have in their repertoire.
TOMATO BREDIE
“This tomato bredie recipe is one of the five most popular dishes on my social media platforms,” says Cape Malay food expert Fatima Sydow who, together with her twin sister, Gadija Sydow Noordien, is the author of Cape, Curry & Koesisters (Human & Rousseau).
“I feel it’s important to have our children grow up with the taste of Cape Malay traditional dishes. In turn we keep the recipes alive and accumulate fond memories of food, family and togetherness.”
Image: Supplied
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
60ml (¼ cup) oil
3 onions, finely chopped
½ green pepper, finely chopped
3 cinnamon sticks
3 whole allspice (pimento)
2 chillies, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely grated
1kg lamb, mutton or beef, cubed
10ml (2 tsp) salt
7,5 ml (1 ½ tsp) ground black pepper
200g tomato paste
45ml (3 tbsp) sugar
7 potatoes, peeled and quartered
15ml (1 tbsp) butter
Method:
Cook's tip: “Whenever I cook a dish to which I have added tomato paste, I add 15ml (1 tbsp) butter at the end. This helps to reduce the acidity level,” says Sydow.
TRY more of Sydow's recipes: Butter chicken curry, hearty chicken and vegetable soup and labarang mince pie
Image: Supplied
BRAAIED PERI-PERI CHICKEN WINGS
“The king of the braai, chicken wings are a go-to dish that you need to know how to cook to perfection with minimum fuss and stress, whether you are camping in the pondoks or chilling on your balcony in the middle of a city,” says celebrity chef and restaurateur Reuben Riffel, author of Braai: Reuben on Fire (Quivertree).
“I love our own southern African peri-peri influences,” he adds.
Image: 'Braai: Reuben on Fire'
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
8 chicken wings
2 pinches of salt
2 pinches black pepper
1 tsp (5ml) thyme
15ml (1tbsp) olive oil
8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water
Peri-peri sauce:
1 onion, sliced
15 chillies, chopped and deseeded, or to taste
4 red peppers
100ml red wine vinegar
30g smoked paprika
Method:
TRY Riffel's recipe for a baked apple pudding with vanilla custard and check out his braai tips.
CHAKALAKA
“Chakalaka is such a typical colourful South African side dish that reflects our country's beautiful cuisine,” says chef and actress Lucia Mthiyane, author of Kitchen Queen (Human & Rousseau).
Image: Kitchen Queen/Henk Hattingh
Image: Supplied
Ingredients:
100g butter
1 red onion, chopped
2.5ml (½ tsp) crushed garlic
2.5ml (½ tsp) grated ginger
4 red tomatoes, chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
1 green pepper, deseeded and chopped
3 large carrots, grated or julienned
1 whole cob of corn, kernels cut off
1—2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped (if you like the heat, keep the seeds)
5ml (1 tsp) smoked paprika
5ml (1 tsp) masala powder
Method:
TRY the recipe for Mthiyane's signature yoghurt and cream lamb curry.
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