Wrington News extra Into Africa recipes May, 2007 |
Some African recipes for you to try
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Curried chicken and pumpkin * One 1.5 kg chicken; * Heat margarine and fry onions, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes. Add curry powder and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add chicken, cut into pieces, tomatoes, pumpkin and salt. Mix well. Cover and cook slowly for 1 to 2 hours, or until chicken is tender. |
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Potato pancakes | ||||||||||||
* 500 ml potatoes, grated; 2 eggs; 20 ml flour; 7 ml salt; 15 ml onion, grated; salad oil to fry. Serves 4. * Dry grated potatoes well. Beat eggs and add with flour, salt and onion, to potatoes. Heat oil in a small heavy frying pan. Pour mixture, to 5 mm thick, into pan. Brown, then turn to brown second side. |
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Pork Spare-ribs 3 kg meaty pork spare-ribs, cut into ribs; SAUCE: 150 ml cider vinegar; 1. The day before serving, place ribs in a large saucepan with onions, garlic, seasoning and ginger |
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Bobotie 1 slice of white bread 1 1. Soak the bread in 125 ml (½ cup) of the water and mash with a fork. 2. Heat the fat in a frying pan and fry the onion until golden brown. 3. Add the mashed bread, curry powder, sugar, salt, pepper, lemon juice and minced meat to the onion. Mix well together with one beaten egg. 4. Pour the meat mixture into a greased ovenproof pie dish and bake at 180 ° C (350 ° F) for 30 minutes. 5. Beat the remaining egg together with the salt and the remaining water. Pour over the meat mixture. 6. Place a couple of bay leaves on top and sprinkle the chopped almonds over. 7. Return to the oven and bake for a further 30 minutes. 8. Serve with rice. Note: * Vinegar may be used instead of the lemon juice. |
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