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South African Lemon Tart Recipe | Heston Blumenthal

For this Lemon Tart Recipe Heston visits the Waitrose Foundation in the Cape where he reckons one will find the perfect climate for lemons. The Waitrose Foundation in South Africa funds community projects to help farm workers and their families. It was established in 2005 and focuses on the communities that supply fruit to Waitrose in…

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Boerewors Burger Braai Recipe | Heston Blumenthal

South African inspired cooking from Heston Blumenthal and a lesson for us all. It’s how we flavour our food that really defines a nations cooking style. At first I was a little confused, the burger on the braai is not South African at all, it’s the boerewors that is truly South African. But then when…

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Cape Malay Shoulder of Lamb Potjie Recipe

This easy Lamb Potjie uses a Cape Malay influence for its flavour profile. As with all of the lamb potjie recipes you can use your preferred cut of lamb, in the recipe we are using shoulder of lamb. You can substitute this with lamb neck, lamb knuckle or a leg of lamb (de-boned & cubed).…

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Lamb Shank Potjie Recipe

A Lamb Shank Potjie Recipe seasoned with Cloves and Paprika This is a fantastic way to cook a lamb shank in a traditional South African potjie. You can either cook the shanks whole or have the butcher cut them up into smaller, more manageable pieces. I’d recommend cutting them up, they are easier to brown…

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Cape Malay Lamb & Tomato Bredie Recipe

A Cape Malay Lamb and Tomato Bredie Recipe, traditional South African recipes by Martha Williams. Time to tuck in with a Lamb and Tomato Bredie Recipe and some stuff you probably did not know thanks to Liesel van der Westhuizen’s continuous drive for more knowledge. For example did you know that tomatoes originated in Peru…

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Boerewors Burger Recipe | Michael Olivier

South Africanise your burgers by adding a few spices that turn it into a Boerewors Burger! Adding a bit of South African style to an American standard makes it our own. You can use your preferred meat or turn them into veggie burgers. As the great Fleetwood Mac once said, “You can go your own way”. More:…

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Sweet Chilli Lamb Chops Braai Recipe with Avo & Yoghurt Salsa

Liezel introduces us to one of her father’s lamb recipes. Obviously she manages to mess it up but she wouldn’t be Liezel if she didn’t. This recipe will work well with most braai meats, chicken especially comes to mind. More: Lamb Chop Recipes | Braai Recipes | Expresso Show Recipes Sweet Chilli Lamb Chops Braai…

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Grilled Aubergine with Roasted Pepper Purée & Goats Cheese Recipe

Perfect braai sides from Chef Tjaart Walraven, a Grilled Aubergine with Roasted Pepper Purée & Goats Cheese. This is a pretty neat recipe for cooking aubergines on a braai. I remember receiving a tweet from someone asking for a “manly” aubergine recipe once. I think we have just found it, cook them on the braai.…

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Lobster Recipe | My Easy Cooking

Lobster or “kreef” as we know it here, must be the epitome of wealth and indulgence for any South African who heads towards the coast for his/her annual leave! Wet suit sales and diving equipment sales shoot through the roof as eager beginner divers spend their hard earned cash on all the necessary equipment to…

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Mfino & Ricotta Quiche Recipe | Janice Tripepi

Mfino & Ricotta Quiche is ideal for a summer lunch or your picnic basket! Traditionally Mfino is served one of two ways, either fried and reduced down with onion, spring onion, garlic and chilli or fried and mixed with mielie porridge.   I am an ardent fan of Kobus van der Merwe’s blog, Sardines on…

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Lamb Potjie Recipe

South Africans are very proud of their lamb potjie, it is slow cooking around a fire with one golden rule, don’t stir the potjie! Potjiekos literally translates as “small pot food” as it is cooked in a small three legged cast iron pot over a fire. The dish originated with the Voortrekkers and would include…