Granadilla and lemon tart with lime-scented shortcrust pastry is a unique citrus pastry. Zestier than traditional lemon tart and with a specially flavoured pastry, it’s definitely worth a try. Great as an after-dinner sweet treat or an afternoon tea feature.
Print Recipe Pickled cucumber and runner beans Ingredients 1 cucumber, peeled 100g runner beans, very thinly sliced PICKLE 45ml (3 tbsp) white wine vinegar 45ml (3 tbsp) castor sugar 1 small red onion, very finely diced a pinch of salt and white pepper 15ml (1 tbsp) chives, thinly sliced Instructions 1 Peel ribbons of cucumber
Print Recipe Spanish Calamari Ingredients CHILLI BUTTER 50g butter, softened 2 red chillies, seeded and finely chopped 8 sprigs fresh coriander, chopped 20g red onion, finely chopped 10g garlic paste PINEAPPLE AND PRUNE SALSA ½ fresh pineapple, cubed 5 sprigs fresh coriander, finely chopped 5 prunes, seeded and chopped 5ml (1 tsp) black sesame seeds
Squeeze the seeds from a couple of sour figs and for every tablespoon of seeds, mix it with a tablespoon of very finely diced red onion. Add a sprinkling of black pepper. Put a teaspoon of this on every oyster.
Beef tamales are a staple throughout Mexico and Central America. A corn maize meal known as masa harina is made into a paste, often incorporating slow-braised beef or pork. The paste is traditionally placed in corn husks and steamed. A bit of effort goes into these tamales but it’s worth it. As masa harina is hard to track down, for a close substitute we suggest grinding corn tortillas into a fine powder.
This is an easy way of preparing fennel and the gratinéed fennel baked in double-thick cream end product is rich and creamy – pure winter indulgence!
Having a passion for meat, we can elaborate on a few different cuts, but for now I have to say it’s lamb shank. If prepared in the right way it literally falls off the bone. Below is a recipe by our in-house Country Meat chef: For more info on Country Meat Wholesale Family Butcher & Deli, go to www.countrymeat.co.za
These organic rhubarb tarts and vanilla pod ice cream with honeycomb crumble is the perfect, refreshing summer dessert!
By F&HE contributor Jenny HandleyThere can be no better way to spend a working day than enjoying a culinary escapade in the picturesque valley of Franschhoek. Given a choice, I would make it Grande Provence. Not only does this heritage wine estate boast many award-winning wines, it provides a platform for young, talented executive chef Darren Badenhorst to strut his stuff in their award-winning restaurant. I was delighted to represent Food & Home Entertaining at their winter Chef’s Table. Darren’s flair for producing eye-catching, mouth-watering dishes that are innovative and exciting was obvious. After a delicious cauliflower soup with truffle…