Golden, butter-basted ostrich strips are coated with a sour cream & parsley sauce. These share a plate with a creamy potato mash and charred corn, fresh greens & cucumber salad. A five-star South African take on a classic meat, potato & veg combo.
Tender Ostrich Strips & Potato Mash
Tender Ostrich Strips & Potato Mash
with a fresh green salad
Hands on Time: 20 - 35 minutes
Overall Time: 35 - 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- Corn
- Cucumber
- Fresh Parsley
- Green Leaves
- Lemon Juice
- NOMU Peri-Peri Rub
- Ostrich
- Ostrich Strips
- Potato
- Sour Cream
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
- Milk (optional)
- Paper Towel
- Butter (optional)
MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
SOME PREP
Loosen the sour cream with 1 tbsp of water and set aside. In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sweetener (to taste). Toss through the diced cucumber.
CHARRED CORN
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 3-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRY THE STRIPS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final 30-60 seconds, baste with a knob of butter and the NOMU rub. Add the loosened sour cream, ½ the chopped parsley, and seasoning.
FRESH SALAD
Just before serving, add the shredded salad leaves and the charred corn to the bowl with the cucumber. Toss to combine and season.
TIME TO EAT
Plate up the mash. Side with the creamy strips and the fresh salad. Garnish with a sprinkle of the remaining parsley.
Potato - 200g
Sour Cream - 30ml
Lemon Juice - 10ml
Cucumber - 50g
Corn - 50g
Ostrich Strips - 150g
NOMU Peri-peri Rub - 5ml
Fresh Parsley - 3g
Green Leaves - 20g
MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
SOME PREP
Loosen the sour cream with 2 tbsp of water and set aside. In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sweetener (to taste). Toss through the diced cucumber.
CHARRED CORN
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 3-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRY THE STRIPS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final 30-60 seconds, baste with a knob of butter and the NOMU rub. Add the loosened sour cream, ½ the chopped parsley, and seasoning.
FRESH SALAD
Just before serving, add the shredded salad leaves and the charred corn to the bowl with the cucumber. Toss to combine and season.
TIME TO EAT
Plate up the mash. Side with the creamy strips and the fresh salad. Garnish with a sprinkle of the remaining parsley.
Potato - 400g
Sour Cream - 60ml
Lemon Juice - 20ml
Cucumber - 100g
Corn - 100g
Ostrich Strips - 300g
NOMU Peri-peri Rub - 10ml
Fresh Parsley - 5g
Green Leaves - 40g
MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
SOME PREP
Loosen the sour cream with 3 tbsp of water and set aside. In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sweetener (to taste). Toss through the diced cucumber.
CHARRED CORN
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 4-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRY THE STRIPS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final 30-60 seconds, baste with a knob of butter and the NOMU rub. You may need to do this step in batches. Add the loosened sour cream, ½ the chopped parsley, and seasoning.
FRESH SALAD
Just before serving, add the shredded salad leaves and the charred corn to the bowl with the cucumber. Toss to combine and season.
TIME TO EAT
Plate up the mash. Side with the creamy strips and the fresh salad. Garnish with a sprinkle of the remaining parsley.
Potato - 600g
Sour Cream - 90ml
Lemon Juice - 30ml
Cucumber - 150g
Corn - 150g
Ostrich Strips - 450g
NOMU Peri-peri Rub - 15ml
Fresh Parsley - 8g
Green Leaves - 60g
MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
SOME PREP
Loosen the sour cream with 4 tbsp of water and set aside. In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sweetener (to taste). Toss through the diced cucumber.
CHARRED CORN
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 4-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRY THE STRIPS
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final 30-60 seconds, baste with a knob of butter and the NOMU rub. You may need to do this step in batches. Add the loosened sour cream, ½ the chopped parsley, and seasoning.
FRESH SALAD
Just before serving, add the shredded salad leaves and the charred corn to the bowl with the cucumber. Toss to combine and season.
TIME TO EAT
Plate up the mash. Side with the creamy strips and the fresh salad. Garnish with a sprinkle of the remaining parsley.
Potato - 800g
Sour Cream - 120ml
Lemon Juice - 40ml
Cucumber - 200g
Corn - 200g
Ostrich Strips - 600g
NOMU Peri-peri Rub - 20ml
Fresh Parsley - 10g
Green Leaves - 80g