Looking for some South African recipes?

I had a girlfriend from Zambia - I helped her prepare some great meals.

Biltong ( dried meat for chewing) and Boerwurst ( spicy sausage) and Springbok (small deer) were liked.

Essential ingredient: pup (or miel-miel - (ground corn) a white flour boiled with water and stirred constantly till thick ( like porridge).

Ask a butcher for beef bones with plenty of meat attached - cook for at least 2 hour in large pot with crushed garlic /ginger and make a thick rich gravy with juices.

Savoy cabbage shredded with added strips of bacon.

Roasted butternut squash chunks ( take care cutting the skin off)

If you want it authentic eat with fingers - make a ball of pup and use it to mop up gravy.

PS the fried caterpillars ( 3 inches long black/yellow stripes) are OK but the skin is flaky and sticks between the teeth.

I know there is an African Butcher in Hull and a good supplier in Lincoln ( near Minster) so I assume most big cities have one.

this recipe is straight from my International Cuisine book from culinary school. You will want to scale the recipes down as the serving sizes are large. I know you said SOUTH AFRICAN but I thought maybe this would be a good one for you.

Tanzanian Chicken Stew (East Africa)

Number of servings: 12

serving size: 14 ounces

Ingredients:

onions, sliced 14 ounces

canned tomatoes, chopped 17 ounces

garlic, smashed & minced 1/2 ounce

chili peppers, ribs & seeds removed 2 or 3

curry powder 1/2 ounce

whole cloves 6

green bell pepper, cut into strips 1 pound 14 ounces

whole chicken, cut into pieces 6 to 7 pounds

chicken stock 2 cups

coconut milk 2 cups

potatoes, white, peeled, sliced thin 4 potatoes

salt ... to taste

can serve with rice

saute onion in hot oil in pan over medium-high heat until softened. add tomatoes, garlic, chili peppers, curry powder, cloves and bell peppers. Saute about 5 minutes.

add chicken, saute about 5 minutes. add chicken stock, 1 cup coconut milk, and potatoes. reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally.

add remaining coconut milk, simmer until all is tender, about 20 minutes. add salt to taste.

remove chicken pieces to serving platter. Stir stew to break up and slightly mash potatoes.

Serve chicken on a bed of rice topped with sauce

SA Melkkos aspects: a million Liter (Quart) of milk Dumplings: (3/4 cup of flour, salt to flavor, 3/4 cup of milk) a million Teaspoon butter (no longer margarine) sugar & cinnamon a million. deliver to boil milk & butter mutually slowly 2. Make dumplings via including milk a teaspoon at a time to the flour and stir with a fork or finger until dumplings sort in the flour. do no longer use to plenty milk. 3. while the milk boils, mixture in flour and dumplings and stir slowly because it chefs for 5 minutes. 4. Serve warm sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

There is some south African recipes here! Hope you enjoy them.

http://food2fork.com/top?q=african

Go on youtube they all differnt kindrescipe