Chakalaka from a can? Not if we can help it, Chef! In honour of Heritage Day, let’s teach you how to make your own homemade chakalaka, a must-have recipe in any South African home. This amazing-tasting authentic relish is spooned over lip-smacking beef, together with a golden baked garlic-butter sourdough baguette.
Put your phone on silent, turn up your favourite background music, and set the table so that nothing distracts you from this memorable meal experience, Chef! Crispy oven-roasted potatoes share a plate with a perfectly cooked pork steak glistening with an apricot infused sesame-soy sauce. Sided with a pickled cucumber salad.
Baby potatoes and golden pieces of chicken soak up a rich, tangy, curry sauce made from all the must-have ingredients of Cape Malay flavours:Spice & All Things Nice Cape Malay Curry Paste, a double dose of tomato, creamy coconut milk & garlic. Served with turmeric-infused rice, crispy poppadom, and that special Mzansi magic created over … Read more
There are no downsides to the delicious richness of a traditional South African potjie, Chef – except the cooking time! We show you how to get the same tastes without the hours of waiting before you can eat the savoury samp, elevated with butter & beans. Topped with a rich tomato ostrich potjie, loaded with … Read more
Inspired by the Spanish word ‘queso’, which means cheese, you will smile from ear to ear when you taste this quesadilla. Filled with salty chorizo, meaty black beans, sweet pops of corn, tangy cooked tomato and, of course, two cheeses! Wrapped in a wheat flour tortilla, which is pan toasted until crispy before dollops of … Read more
Turn peas into a perfect puree for that restaurant-style smear on the plate. Side with NOMU Italian Rub-spiced carrot, dotted with crumblings of creamy feta, together juicy slices of seared steak. A sprinkle of pan-toasted sunflower seeds and a garnish of fresh parsley, and you can proudly serve this mouthwatering meal, even to the pickiest … Read more
This uniquely South African chicken dish makes the iconic flavours of Mrs Ball’s Chutney shine. Crispy sweet potato wedges and a simple sun-dried tomato salad balance the tastes of sticky chutney and caramelised onion chicken. Finished with toasted almonds.
Two words describe this sweet citrus-soy chicken rice bowl. ‘Yum’ and ‘yum’, Chef! A bed of fluffy basmati rice forms the base in the bowl, which is topped with garlic & ginger, and sweet citrus-soy chicken. Then comes the cooling cucumber, crispy wonton strips, and sriracha mayo drizzle. Finished with kimchi for an extra yum.
You can’t help but appreciate the beauty of cooking when you make a meal like this, Chef! Bulgur wheat is dotted with a fresh medley of herbs, feta, cucumber & tomato and served with oven-roasted chicken wings, which are coated in a creamy Pesto Princess Basil Pesto sauce. Served with a cooling pesto crème and … Read more
Let’s go-go-go with gochujang, Chef! There’s no time to waste, as you will want to savour this meal as soon as possible.