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Recipe

Complement your meat with vegetable from your butcher and make sure you
and tofu skewers, roosterkoek, grilled sweet understand the difference between
potato topped with ricotta cheese, garlic, dry-aged and vacuum-aged varieties
rocket and spring onion, or brinjals topped as this could impact the toughness or
with mushrooms, Brie and basil pesto. tenderness of your meat. Chuck steak is
budget-friendly and excels on the braai,
Take your traditional braaibroodjie to offering excellent flavour without being
the next level too tough or too soft.
Upgrade your braaibroodjie with biltong,
mature cheddar and a dash of chilli flakes or The secret to juicy chicken
dress it up with blue cheese, fig and rocket For great flavour and juiciness, seal chicken
for a gourmet twist. in a Ziplock bag and add salt, herbs and your
light marinade of choice before immersing
Keep it natural it (bag and all) in boiling water to pre-
Avoid synthetic sauces and flavourings or cook. This technique locks in moisture for
heavily basted meats, and rather opt for a succulent results and enhances the flavour
mixture of olive oil and salt. Or, you can add of the chicken.
vinegar and your favourite herbs to a glass
bottle – similar to Argentinian Salmuera Mind the size of your desserts Here is the best
– allowing you to baste your meat while Keep your varied dessert options small
braaiing, thereby locking in and enhancing and bite-sized for easy enjoyment after a Sheba recipe for your
the flavour. hearty meal. Examples include bite-sized
malva pudding, koeksisters and milk tart. shisa nyama pap:
Age matters Add some variety by grilling peaches with
Choose aged meat for tenderness and cinnamon sugar or grilling pineapples and Ingredients
flavour. Look for 21-day aged meat enjoying them with coconut ice cream. 2-4 medium sized tomatoes, diced
Onion
Oil
Garlic
Fresh herbs, of your choice
Salt and pepper
Sugar (to balance the acidity)

Instructions
1. Heat oil in a pan and sauté the
onion until translucent.
2. Add fresh herbs, garlic and
pepper to the pan and continue
cooking.
3. Add the tomato, salt and sugar to
the pan.
4. Let the mixture simmer for 15
minutes to enhance the flavour.
5. Add to your warm pap and serve.

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