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  Sample this true Free State Dishes !
           bobotie
Ingredients:

15ml oil
2 onions
2 cloves of garlic
15ml strong curry powder
5ml ground turmeric
2ml ground coriander
1 slice white bread
125ml beef stock
1 green apple
30ml apricot jam or fruit chutney
500g lean beef mince
50g toasted almond nibs (optional)
salt & pepper to taste
3 bay leaves

Topping:

250ml milk or sour cream
2 eggs

Merhod:

Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute onion until soft.
Add garlic, curry powder and spices - cook for 2 minutes.
Soak the bread in beef stock and mash with a fork.
Mix the onion mixture, bread & stock. Add the apple, jam, mince & almonds to mixture.
Season to taste. Place the mince mixture in a greased ovenproof dish. Press the bay leaves into mince.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180'C for 30 minutes. Mix the milk and eggs. Remove the dish from oven.
Pour the liquid over the top. Bake for another 5 minutes, or until egg sets.
Serve with rice.

Servings: 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes


 
            ROOSTERKOEK
Ingredients:

1kg white bread flour
7ml sugar
2ml salt
10g instant yeast
500ml lukewarm water
15ml melted butter or margarine

Method:

Combine flour, sugar and salt. Sprinkle the instant yeast on top. Add just enough lukewarm water to 
form a stiff dough. Knead the dough until it is elastic and no longer sticks to your hands.
Brush the dough with melted butter or margarine and cover. Leave to rise in a warm place until it
doubled in bulk. Knead the dough and space into small balls. Flatten the balls slightly and sprinkle
with a little flour. Cook over a slow fire until done.


 
           STORMTROOPERS
Variation on vetkoek. Originally deep fried in fat. Originating from the Anglo-Boer wars round 1900.

Ingredients:

300g cake flour
15ml baking powder
5ml salt
5ml fine ginger
3 eggs
200g brown sugar
375ml milk or curdled milk
300g seedless raisins
5ml vanilla essence
oil for deep frying
100g brown sugar mixed with 10ml cinnamon

Method:

Sift cake flour, baking powder, salt & ginger - set aside. Whisk eggs with 200g sugar. Add milk and     
whisk again. Add dry ingredients gradually and mix well. Add raisins and flouring. Place spoonfulls of
the batter into heated oil and deep fry. Drain well and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Can be served warm or cold.


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