RECIPES - Jan Braai

Boerewors

Jan Braai Boerewors with Tomato Relish & Cheese

Always a winner at every braai! Jan Braai Boerewors with a proper relish! Serve with grated cheddar cheese on top!

Vegetarian

Breakfast Braai Meusli

When it comes down to it, a breakfast braai is just like any other braai later in the day; it just happens at sunrise. For a really impressive breakfast braai, you need to serve some really impressive things cooked on the fire. The thing about making your own muesli like this is that it looks and tastes better than anything store-bought but more importantly, you can enjoy it hot off the fire.

Other

Braaivleis and Beans on Toast

After a big braai you sometimes have leftover braaied meat, what that is I cannot know but it will most likely include one or more of steak, lamb chops, chicken pieces, pork chops or ribs, sosaties from one or more of these animals, and boerewors. A great way to solve morning hunger is to use the leftover braai meat, debone it, finely chop all the meat, then fry that with an onion and bell pepper and then simmer it with spices, beans and tomatoes. In the leftover meat scenario I am describing, you should and probably will have half a bottle of open wine somewhere, so we use some of that as well.

Bread

Flapjacks

Flapjacks WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE FLAPJACKS 1 cup cake flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon

Chicken

Chicken Caesar Burger

The Caesar salad, originating in Mexico, is one of the world’s classic salads and, as a standalone meal, the salad I eat most often. When you repurpose the same list of ingredients but in the form of a burger on the braai, we are giving this flavour combination the chance to reach its full potential. Firstly, a braaied chicken breast fillet is superior to any other version of that meat, and secondly, an olive oil-drenched roll toasted on the coals of a wood fire is clearly going to trump any crouton prepared in a kitchen. The sauce is very easy to make in a pestle and mortar, food processor or with a stick blender. If you still don’t have any of these essential pieces of culinary equipment, buy at least one of them now. You will use it to work the garlic, capers and anchovy fillets into a smooth paste, which will be used to flavour the mayonnaise that forms the cornerstone of the meal.