Archive Page

There has been a fairly rapid progression in the way that I braai snoek and the sauce I baste it with in the year leading up to the publication of this book. By coincidence, two things happened in the same year and both profoundly changed how I braai snoek, something I thought up until that point I had nailed. When braaing snoek I always do it open, but I used to aim for some caramelisation on the flesh side. So you braai it skin-side down for the majority of the time, but also aim for some browned bits on the flesh side by also giving that a fair amount of time facing the coals. And then, during an epic adventure where a few friends braaied our way down the West Coast all the way from Alexander Bay to Cape Town and braaied and ate seafood many times a day during this journey, I saw and experienced how many locals on the West Coast (who clearly braai snoek more often than me) do exactly the opposite.

Angel fish is a great type of fish to smoke. Use your favourite wood chips or even Rooibos tea leaves. It only takes a few minutes to make this great dish.

Prawns and peri peri sauce go hand in hand! Serve with rice and flavour the rice with braaied vegetables.

If you happen to be in possession of leftover braaied snoek, this is the best way to make use of it. Serve it on a baked potato fresh from the fire. And, anyway, who wants to sit in a restaurant when you can stand around a fire?

500 g fresh snoek yields about 250–275 g cooked flaked snoek (bones and skins removed). Fresh fish loses quite a bit of moisture on the braai. Keep that in mind when you buy fresh snoek, especially for this recipe.If you, like me, are prone to snoek pâté cravings, you might sometimes need to make it even when you don’t have leftover braaied snoek on hand. What you do then is to just buy some smoked snoek at your local fishmonger or supermarket as it also works well if you dont have your own smoker on hand.

This recipe works well in a wok or large fire proof pan like a paella pan. Use prawns that are already cleaned and ready to cook and eat.

It is very handy to keep a box of frozen fish in your freezer for easy very delicious curry potjies like this one!

The Braai pie is a revolution that started a few years ago, and you can keep innovating and reinventing this great concept you braai.

This braaied crayfish gnocchi combines delicious potato gnocchi with flavourful crayfish in spicy mayonnaise sauce.