I recently got my hands on some very good quality warthog stewing meat. While searching for a suitable recipe, I stumbled upon this recipe by Nico Verster – Slow-roasted warthog potjie with dukka spice – which had me instantly intrigued. Dukka (or dukkah or duqqa) is an Egyptian seed and nut condiment where warthog is a venison meat often used in South African cuisine and cooked in a potjie which is a traditional way of cooking food in a cast iron pot. Fusion food indeed!
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I was looking for a leg of lamb recipe after I got a very nice piece of lamb from our local butcher in Melkbosstrand. Not wanting to go the traditional oven baked route, I decided to look for something more exciting and opted for this Ottolenghi’s Barbequed Leg of Lamb with Almonds recipe.
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A braai pie is a South African way of cooking a calzone-style pizza (or pie) over the coals. This one specifically, was filled with homemade salami, guanciale and olives, but you can use any filling you like.
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This is an easy Sri Lankan chicken curry which is based on a fish curry I made a while back. The brinjal (aubergine / eggplant) moju is a traditional Sri Lankan side dish which compliments this curry very well.
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I got the idea for this dish from Yotam Ottolenghi who has a very good recipe for Roast gammon with sticky pineapple salad. Instead of using pineapple juice, I opted for fermented pineapple and ginger which added a more tangy taste to the dish.
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I recently got some very impressive sheep tails i.e. skaapstertjies from a friend in Loeriesfontein, a small village in the Northern Cape situated in the Hantam region. This area is renowned for its sheep farming and its hospitality.
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In my search for authentic, homemade Thai curries, I came across a red and a green Thai curry recipe of Nagi (recipetineats). Being unable to decide which one to make, I decided to make them both and see which one I prefer.
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Ragù is an Italian meat-based sauce normally served with pasta. For the meat, I chose duck breasts and as for the pasta, I decided on pappardelle which is a large, very broad and flat pasta. The “ruggedness” of the pappardelle goes very well with the peasant-style ragù. To spruce things up a bit, I added aubergine and fava (broad) beans.
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Continuing my Caribbean cuisine spree from Jamaican Pork with Pineapple and Banana and Jamaican Jerk Pork Tenderloin, I decided to make this Trinidadian pork curry. Packed with lots of green herbs it doesn’t make for the prettiest dish, but it’s surely very tasty and layered with flavours.
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