Salting is a traditional method of preserving fresh meat. Once air-dried, the salted joint is wrapped in mutton cloth, placed in a linen flour bag and stored in a cool place. Salted and wind-dried rib and breast of mutton or … Read More

Trifle is a dessert made with fruit, a thin layer of sponge fingers or sponge cake soaked in sherry or another fortified wine, and custard. It can be topped with whipped cream. The fruit and sponge layers are suspended in fruit-flavoured … Read More

Potbrood was traditionally baked in a cast-iron pot in a pit made in the ground and lined with hot coals. Today potbrood is often made at a braai by packing charcoal or wood coals around a cooking pot. Time: 30 to 35 minutes … Read More

This recipe stems from a boys-only weekend a couple of years ago. Sometimes all you need to liven things up is a drunken chicken! This is a super simple recipe that combines two of man’s favourite pastimes – braaing and … Read More

A fillet is the most tender of all steaks due to the muscle’s location on the beef carcass. Overcooking is your greatest risk when braaing a fillet. You braai fillets whole and only slice them afterwards or cut the fillet beforehand and … Read More

Braai Lamb like a professional. Succulent, pink flesh drips meaty juice down your chin as you devour it with your hands. The wonderful lamb chop is a must on the South African braai. You can cook them simply over the coals seasoned well … Read More

A potjie is a traditional South African stew, slow cooked in a cast-iron pot over an open fire. This one combines the richness of oxtails and red wine to provide a delicious, hearty one-pot meal. Time: 4.5 hours Serves 8 – … Read More

African Folklore In the Beginning, the Buffalo used to hunt and eat meat, and was the King of the Bush. All the other animals, including the Lion, feared Buffalo. One day, Lion was sleeping under a tree when Buffalo walked … Read More

African Folklore There was a famine in the animal kingdom and Ijapa, the tortoise, was finding that food was hard to come by. However, he found out that all the birds in the forest were preparing for the great annual … Read More

African Folklore Jackal and Hyena were together, it is said, when a white cloud rose in the distance. Jackal quickly descended upon it, and ate of the cloud as if it were delicious fat. When he had his fill and … Read More