• To drink: If you’re serving this on its own, go for Fairview Viognier 2007. It’s a spicy wine with a hint of sesame and is big enough to handle Asian flavours with aplomb. 

    Pepper stir-fry

    Serves: 4
    Cooking Time: 20 mins

    Ingredients

    • 15ml (1 tbsp) grapeseed oil
    • 1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
    • 1 yellow pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
    • 5ml (1 tsp) sugar
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) mirin
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) soy sauce
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) sesame oil
    • black sesame seeds, to garnish

    Instructions

    1

    Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and stir-fry the peppers over a low heat until they change colour.

    2

    Add the sugar, mirin and soy sauce and stir-fry further for a couple of minutes. Cover and simmer for 10 – 15 minutes.

    3

    Drizzle with the sesame oil, sprinkle with the sesame seeds and serve.