“Burn your toast by mistake? Don’t throw it away! Powders are all the rage right now, but this is one of the easiest trends on our current radar – grill slices of bread until black and then grind them in a spice grinder to a fine powder. The aromatic dust of the burnt toast powder adds a charred, nutty and smoky taste to spice rubs and sauces/marinades, roasted vegetables and chicken. You could even try mix it into ice cream or caramels – it balances out the sweetness.” By Jessica Oliver, F&HE Copy Editor
Q: What is Bulletproof Coffee (BPC)? A: “It is basically coffee blended with a bit of butter and coconut oil. It sounds very odd, but it is very…
Print Recipe Sesame-seared tuna with rosé peri-peri salsa Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients Dressing juice of 1 lemon 50ml Portuguese rosé wine (Casal Garcia/Mateus) 2 red chillies, finely chopped cut into cubes handful fresh kale, shredded small handful fresh baby salad leaves Instructions 1 For the dressing, mix together the lemon juice, rosé,
Print Recipe Piquanté pepper-stuffed sardines Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 15 mins Ingredients 6 whole fresh or frozen sardines, defrosted, scaled and cleaned 80g piquanté peppers, chopped 250g cream cheese 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste chilli oil, to serve toasted Portuguese rolls, sliced and toasted, to serve Instructions
Print Recipe Spicy pan-grilled calamari tubes with quince aïoli Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 50 minutes Ingredients Calamari 2 red chillies, chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil zest of 1 lemon juice of ½ lemon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 100g calamari tubes olive oil, to
Print Recipe Grilled oysters with chorizo butter Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 100g butter 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 180g chorizo, finely chopped 12 fresh oysters, cleaned and on half a shell 2 lemons, cut into wedges, to serve Instructions 1 Preheat the grill. Melt half the
Print Recipe Drunken prawns with port and vinho verde Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 minutes + 2 hours, to marinate Ingredients 1 large onion, chopped 20ml (4 tsp) olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 stick celery, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, grated 180ml port 20ml (4 tsp) vinho verde (white wine) 700g
Print Recipe Tempura kob with onion and potato chips and garlic and herb dip Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients Battered kob 80g cornflour 180g cake flour 350ml soda water + extra, if needed vegetable oil, to deep-fry 500g farmed dusky kob, cut into bite-size strips Chips 200g potatoes, peeled and finely grated 1
Cook’s tip: If you prefer a thicker broth, simply mash 15g butter with 15ml (1 tbsp) cake flour. Drop small amounts at a time into the broth and whisk.
Karoo View 4 Star Cottages perch on a Koppie overlooking the Swartberg Mountains and village of Prince Albert, 350m away. Beautifully and luxuriously furnished, with all your ‘home…
The happiness of every day depends on a leisurely breakfast! These french-toast batons with wild mushroom and sage butter is the perfect leisurely breakfast to start your day with!