Braai Recipe Ostrich & Blue Cheese Burger
The ostrich & blue cheese burger is thank to its great ingredients really healthy. Braai is able to deliver both: a healthy and delicious meal! The ingredients will serve about 4 people. Ingredients for the blue cheese sauce: 250g blue-veined cheese, crumbled 60g butter, softened 2 tablespoons sweet white wine 2 teaspoons fresh mint, chopped 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary needles 2 teaspoons fresh origanum, chopped 100g crème fraîche or sour cream Salt & pepper to taste How to prepare the blue cheese sauce: Beat the cheese and butter in a bowl (an electric beater is ideal) until smooth and creamy. Add the wine and herbs, and mix well. Fold through the crème fraîche. Season to taste. Ingredients for the roosterkoek: 1kg flour 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon salt 250g butter, cubed 250ml sour cream How to prepare the roosterkoek: Mix the dry […]
Braai recipe for sosatie-marinated chops
6 servings Ingredients: 6 large pork chops (you can also use lamb chops) 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, bruised with the side of a knife 15ml mild curry powder (any generic brand will do) 5ml ground coriander 5ml turmeric 5ml fresh ginger, peeled & chopped 375ml water 50ml grape vinegar 25ml smooth apricot jam 2 bay leaves Directions: In a saucepan, fry the onion and garlic until soft. Reduce heat and add the curry powder, spices and ginger; fry lightly for 2 minutes. Add water, vinegar, jam and bay leaves, and simmer for 2 minutes. Trim the chops of excess fat and arrange in a glass bowl. Cover with the mixture and marinate uncovered for a day, turning over occasionally. Braai the chops over hot coals and heat any leftover marinade to serve as a sauce. This recipe is taken from the book Cape Wine Braai […]
Braai recipe for a spicy smoked BBQ-Sauce
Ingredients: 20 medium tomatoes (preferably Roma) 2 medium onions Fresh chillies (variety and quantity depends on desired heat level) 1 cup tomato sauce (ketchup) 1 cup Italian tomato purée 1,5 cups apple cider vinegar 4 tablespoons aged dark rum or brandy 0,5 cup orange juice (optional) 4 tablespoons mild molasses 0,5 cup light brown sugar 2 tablespoons smoked Spanish paprika 4 teaspoons ground black pepper 8 large cloves garlic, crushed Ground chilli (to taste) Directions: Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise, and scoop or squeeze out the seeds. Peel onions. Place tomatoes cut side up in a smoker on the opposite side to the heat source. Place onions and whole chillies in the smoker as well and smoke until tender. Remove tomatoes, chillies and onions from the smoker. Peel the tomatoes (saving as much juice as possible) and chillies once they are cool enough to handle. Roughly chop the tomatoes, chillies […]
Asparagus weeks at RED SIMON says
Finally, the good days are back when asparagus is harvested and one can buy it fresh and delicious. It’s about time, we think. RED SIMON says has asked some of the best chefs in South Africa to share their favourite asparagus recipes so that you can enjoy this time perfectly. You’ll find the best of them here in next couple of weeks. The start makes Chris Erasmus from La Motte. Aasparagus has been in South Africa for a long time, where it soon became a real delicacy. It was cultivated in the Netherlands during the fourteenth century and Van Riebeeck planted it in the company’s garden at the Cape. From June 1652 until the cultivated variety could be harvested, the Dutch used the roots and thin new shoots of the wild asparagus at the Cape. Wild asparagus remained popular among some people until the end of the nineteenth century, as it had […]