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    Print Recipe Smoked snoek pâté with sesame mosbolletjie French toast and black cherry compote Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients SNOEK PÂTÉ 125g cream cheese, at room temperature 100g good-quality shop-bought mayonnaise juice of ½ lemon small handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped 100g smoked snoek, flaked salt and freshly ground black pepper,
    Print Recipe Prosciutto-wrapped asparagus soldiers with Parmesan coddled eggs Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients ASPARAGUS SOLDIERS 18 fresh asparagus spears 18 slices prosciutto olive oil, to drizzle PARMESAN CODDLED EGGS butter, softened, to grease 6 ramekins sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 90g Parmesan, freshly grated 6 eggs 90ml
    Print Recipe Panko-crusted Scotch eggs with ranch-style mayo Serves: 8 Cooking Time: 30 – 45 minutes Ingredients 8 large eggs 500g pork-sausage mince Handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped Handful chives, chopped 10ml (2 tsp) wholegrain mustard Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste flour, to dust 2 eggs, lightly whisked 100g panko/dried breadcrumbs vegetable
    Print Recipe De Hoek’s coffee-marinated ostrich salad with roast pears, Gorgonzola and honey vinaigrette dressing Serves: 8 Cooking Time: 1. For the ostrich, stir together all of the ingredients except the ostrich fillet until fully dissolved. Add the ostrich steaks to the marinade, weigh down with a plate and marinate for 6 hours. 2. Remove