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Bobootie A Cape Malay recipeFor my 50th recipe I wanted a traditional South African dish. This is it ,from one of the many cultures we have in our country. this is a family favourite |
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Potato and tomato soupfrom1977 edition of Woman's Weekly Popular Cook Book retuned to 2012 |
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Cheats TiramisuThis is one of those easy desserts that takes about 10 minutes to make and is wonderful. The only drawback of this dessert is that you can't make it in advance, One of the main ingredients in this dessert is sugared almonds, but they are not always all that easy to find, so be adventurous and play around with other sweetened… |
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Beer marinated pork chopsWhen selecting pork chops for this dish make sure they are evenly sliced so that they are all ready at the same time. The chops should also have a good circle of fat because this adds to the flavour. To extract the best flavour from the marinade it is best to soak the meat overnight in a covered dish in the refrigerator, otherwise… |
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Traditional Cape (South African) fish cakeFish cakes are very much a Cape food and most white fish is suitable for fish cakes although I remember my mother insisted on fresh hake which she minced/flaked herself or otherwise she would use freshly caught mackeral, .. I like to mix 50/50 a white fish with a oily or game fish |
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Boiled Mutton with Caper SauceBoiled Mutton? sounds awful, believe me a great,simple meal but use MUTTON not Lamb . This is an old favourite of the Camdeboo farmers in the Great Karoo |
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Fattoush saladMy daughter who now lives in Cairo gave me this recipe, which I greatly adore! |
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Avocado, melon and bean saladIt is a very refreshing salad which combines ingredients from Africa and the Latin America |
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Tagine of Chicken with Preserved Lemons, Olives & Artichoke HeartsSince I just finished preserving lemons I needed something to try them out on. This recipe is adapted from one by Claudia Roden in her book Arabesque. The original did not use chicken broth which I used. I also skinned the chickent pieces; browned… |
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Preserved LemonsOur Meyer lemon tree is packed with lemons now. This tree knows its job. It produces lemons year round. When life gives you lemons make preserved lemons. This formula is straight out of Claudia Roden's book Arabesque; a great book on the cuisine of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon. The amount of lemons and juice needed will depend… |
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Moroccan Butternut Squash SoupThis is a fantastic winter soup to serve at home or for a party. It's got the sweetness of butternut squash soups you've had in the past, but with some spice and salt to counterbalance the sweetness. I loved it and hope you will too.This is adapted from Paula Wolfert's The Food of Morocco. |
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Avocado RitzAvocado’s are a Famous in South African and are often used in starters and salads. This dish is very easy to cook and healthy too . |
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Pepper-crusted ostrich filletyou can substitute with beef fillet–it also work well with the bite of pepper and the tangy ginger-lemon sauce. Fillet is a lovely meat to use because the cooking process is quick make liberal use of cracked black pepper but it is not entirely essential and you can substitute with coarse salt or whatever spices you prefer. A good… |
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Smoked salmon velouté pastaThe secret of this dish is in the sauce or velouté, which is basically a creamy cheese sauce that adds a whole new dimension to pasta and can be used in a number of other dishes.. The smoked Salmon adds a great smokey taste to this dish I found this on Iafrica and its great |
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Cheese And Biltong (Jerky)FrittataThis is basically a South African version of a Spanish Omelette. Excellent for a Brunch together with sausage and bacon. Found recipe in a Ideas mag, |
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