RECIPES - Jan Braai

Pork

Pork Neck Curry

I have absolutely no idea how this curry tastes when it’s cold or what it’s like the next day. It always gets completely polished offduring the eating of the meal. Your ratio of great food to effort is very high here too and if it takes you more than 1 hour from the first step to serving the meal, you’re doing something wrong. Te pork neck chops are tender to begin with so there’s no need for hours of simmering. Te 2 tots medium curry powder used in the recipe is not a printing error so do add all of it. Medium curry powder really does not have a lot of chilli in it. Adding this much packs the meal with spice and flavour while still keeping the mouth-burn levels way below anything that should concern you or your guest.

Bread

Padkos Braaibroodjie

When you’re braaing, staring into the orange flames of a fire, you are taking a break from life. Similarly, when you are taking a break in the classical sense of the word, at school or work, you literally are taking a break. And so I conclude that braaing and taking a break are similar spiritual animals. Naturally, then, one of the most iconic break-time sandwiches should be done in braaibroodjie format. The Marmite/Bovril/Oxo and cheese sandwich does not have to be your ultimate favourite; you just need to have developed the basic palate to appreciate that it’s a very good flavour combination, hitting many of the right parts of your tongue at the right time.

Use this concept as a braaibroodjie though – buttered on the outsides and braaied golden brown on the heat of coals from your fire, adding a smoky golden crust and perfectly melted cheese centre – and you are hitting not just many but all of the right taste buds at exactly the right time. Take a break – eat a braaibroodjie!

Vegetarian

Fire Watermelon

Every once in a while, we all get the urge to try a recipe that is totally different from anything we’ve ever tasted.

Beef

Curry Mince Jaffles

This is a great recipe to prepare a day before when you are going on a road trip. Remember to pack your jaffle maker, extra fire wood and your tongs on top so you have easy access to it, to stop next to the road at a picnic area and braai your jaffles.