Cuisines South African

Boerewors (South African Sausage)

Boerewors (South African Sausage)

Traditionally eaten at braais or barbecues, boerewors (Afrikaans: farmer’s sausage) are thick, hearty and flavoursome Afrikaner sausages, often eaten with a corn porridge called pap. There is no one definitive recipe for boerewors, as nearly every family has its own…

Mango Atchar

Mango Atchar

Atchar is a spicy condiment, often eaten with a curry. It comes from the Indian cuisine in South Africa. In India, it is spelled Achar, and the word means pickle in Hindi. Usually the atchar made in South Africa is…

Koeksisters (Fried Braided Pastry in Syrup)

Koeksisters (Fried Braided Pastry in Syrup)

Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Recipes | Cuisine of South Africa | Confections A koeksister is a fritter, usually in the shape of a plait, that is dipped in a cold…

Koesisters with Coconut

Koesisters with Coconut

Koesisters are a South African Cape Malay doughnut soaked in syrup and sprinkled with coconut. Ingredients Fritters 6 cups (700 g) cake flour 1 tablespoon castor sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoon ground ginger 2…

Mieliepap (South African Maize Porridge)

Mieliepap (South African Maize Porridge)

Ingredients 2 cups maize meal 2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt Process Add boiling water from the kettle to a pot, and bring to a boil again. Mix the maize meal and cold water in a separate bowl to form…

Krummelpap (South African Maize Porridge)

Krummelpap (South African Maize Porridge)

Krummelpap is a type of slowly-cooked maize porridge. It is traditionally eaten at breakfast, mostly with a bit of milk, butter, and sugar, or at dinner, where it is served with a sauce like gravy. Ingredients 1 tsp salt 250…