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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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