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BRAAI DAY RECIPES

BRAAI DAY RECIPES

n 24 September we celebrate National Heritage Day – which in the last few years
has also doubled as Braai Day. As we all know, South Africans love to braai, and
Oseeing that this traditional day is right around the corner, here are some recipes
to get you started!

Tip: Anything that you want to marinate needs time to work, so it is advised that you
prepare your meat the night before, or early in the morning, before lighting the braai.
Braaied mielies
Serves 6
Braai marinade for chicken or steak
Serves 6 Mielies on the side or as a main (if you
are doing a vegetarian braai) are always a
METHOD winner, especially when they are smothered
1. Place all the ingredients in butter. We have 2 innovative butters to
in a jar or sealable add to your mielies, including curry butter
plastic bag and mix and Cuban-style butter.
well.
2. Pour the marinade over INGREDIENTS
the chicken or meat 8 cobs sweetcorn
and place in the fridge 2 tbsp olive oil
to marinate overnight Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper,
(or for as many hours to taste
as possible before your
braai). For the curry butter:
160g butter, softened
2 cloves garlic, chopped
* If you are concerned about your sugar 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
intake, please note that the amount of 2 tsp mild curry powder
sugar per person is small. The recipe calls Black Hawaiian salt, for sprinkling
INGREDIENTS
1kg chicken “flatty” or beef rump steak (fat for 1kg meat, which adds up to about 5g For the Cuban-style butter:
sugar per person. This is way below the
removed from rump) limit of 25g sugar per day for women and 200g butter, softened
¼ cup low-sodium soya sauce 10g coriander, roughly chopped
4 large garlic cloves, peeled and minced 38g of sugar for men, as recommended ½ tbsp chilli flakes
3 tbsp olive oil by the World Health Organization (WHO). 1 lime, zested, plus two more to serve,
Juice from 2 limes or lemons There is a dilution effect in the stomach cut into wedges
as the meat is enjoyed with other foods
¼ tsp black pepper such as salads, and the presence of Parmesan, finely grated, to serve
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
½ cup water proteins also slows down the absorption Sources: https://taste.co.za/7-essential-
¼ cup brown sugar* of carbohydrates into the bloodstream. south-african-braai-sides/

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