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Beef recipes

Stuffed rib-eye

hour

Braai recipes

Greek leg of lamb with toum

1 Hour

Beer Food

Beer-can chicken

1 hour

Christmas dessert

Nectarine trifle

30 minutes

Biltong recipes

Bovril-and-biltong rolls

20 minutes, plus 1 hour’s rising time

Beverage recipes

French 75 punch

Beef recipes

Marinated braaied beef fillet

35-45 minutes

Christmas recipes

Slow-cooked leg of lamb

7 hours

Christmas recipes

Brawn with caraway seed vetkoek

2 1⁄2 hours

Christmas recipes

Rice salad

Christmas recipes

Leftover lamb prego rolls

20 minutes

Chicken recipes

Thai chicken salad

Thai chicken salad

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

500 g cooked free-range chicken, shredded or cubed
2 cups red cabbage, shredded
2 cups white cabbage, shredded
1 cup carrot, grated
1 red pepper, diced
2 T fresh coriander leaves and stalks, chopped
1⁄4 cup spring onion including white bulb, sliced
1⁄4 cup mint leaves, sliced plus extra to garnish
1⁄4 cucumber, cored and sliced diagonally
2 T roasted salted peanuts, to garnish
1 lime, juiced

For the dressing:

1⁄2 cup smooth peanut butter
1⁄4 cup water
1⁄2 cup coconut milk
1⁄2 t chilli flakes
1 T honey
2 T soya sauce
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 t fresh ginger
salt, to taste

Method

1. Combine all the vegetables and herbs in a large bowl.

2. Whisk the dressing ingredients and season to taste with salt. Pour over the vegetables and toss to coat evenly, or serve the dressing separately. Mix the vegetables and chicken.

3. Garnish with peanuts, mint and the lime juice.

Cook’s notes: Use any leftover veg from the fridge, such as shaved baby marrows. If you are allergic to nuts, make a miso-mayo dressing instead.

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Photograph: Myburgh Du Plessis
Production: Bianca Strydom

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Greek leg of lamb with toum

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Nectarine trifle

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French 75 punch

Marinated braaied beef fillet

Slow-cooked leg of lamb

Brawn with caraway seed vetkoek

Rice salad

Leftover lamb prego rolls

Thai chicken salad

Thai chicken salad

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