MAUD’S FAMOUS TROTTERS PREPARATION Cut tendons off at the back of the trotter. Remove glands from between the hoof. Singe the hairs over a hot plate to remove all hairs! DO THIS PROPERLY. After burning the hairs, wash 3-4 times with boiling water. Boil trotters until soft. INGREDIENTS Boiled trotters Sugar beans (depending how [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S STEWED SWEET POTATOES INGREDIENTS 1kg sweet potatoes (Borrie patats) peeled and sliced 250 g Butter 6 or 7 Cardamom pods + 3cinnamon sticks 1 1/2 cups sugar A few pieces of dried naartjie peel (optional) 5ml vanilla essence METHOD Melt butter in pot on medium heat,add sugar,Cardomon and cinnamon and caramelize Add sweet potatoes [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S Pumpkin Fritters INGREDIENTS For the Fritters: 500 g skinned, seedless, pumpkin, cut into cubes salt 1 egg, lightly beaten 180 ml cake flour 5 ml baking powder 1 ml cinnamon 1 ml ground mace oil for deep frying lemon wedges for squeezing Cinnamon Sugar: 125 ml sugar 10 ml cinnamon Syrup: 125 ml [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S SWEET YELLOW RICE AND RAISINS INGREDIENTS 1 cup long grain white rice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric 3 tablespoons white sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup black raisins 1 tablespoon butter 2 1/2 cups water METHOD In a saucepan, combine the rice, salt, turmeric, sugar, cinnamon, raisins, butter and [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S TOMATOE BREDIE INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 1/2 pounds lamb or mutton breast chops, chopped into portions 2 tablespoons cake flour 1 large onion, chopped 2 1/4 pounds fresh tomatoes, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 6 whole white peppercorns 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING INGREDIENTS 4 slices stale white bread, 2 cm thick butter 190 ml currants or 150 ml seedless raisins 2 large eggs 125 ml white sugar 1 ml salt 759 ml milk METHOD Remove the crusts from the bread. Butter the slices thickly and place them, buttered side down, in [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S GINGER BEER RECIPE INGREDIENTS 4.5 Litre water 50g Whole Ginger 3cups sugar 10ml (2t) yeast 1 Lemon cut into slices ½ tsp Tartaric Acid ½ tsp cream of tartar METHOD Boil water, crush ginger and add to the hot water and sugar Stir until the sugar dessolves and allow to cool In 1 [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S RICE PUDDING INGREDIENTS 500 ml milk 250 ml cooked, long-grain rice (good use for leftover rice) 2 large eggs, separated 125 ml white sugar 1 ml salt 2 ml vanilla essence METHOD Heat the milk to lukewarm and stir in the rice. Remove from the stove. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S SAGO PUDDING INGREDIENTS 1 litre milk 1 cinnamon quill Optional: cardamom pod 90 gram (1/2 cup) sago 70 gram (1/4 cup) sugar 60 gram butter 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) salt 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) grated nutmeg METHOD Bring milk and cinnamon quill (and optionally, also a cardamom pod) [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...MAUD’S FAMOUS BRAISED POTATOES CAULIFLOWER AND BUTTERNUT THAT EVERYBODY ENJOYED INGREDIENTS Diced veggies ( any of the above) Half onion diced 1 Tomato grated Mustard seeds for potatoes and butternut (not to be added to cauliflower) Half tsp ginger and garlic – Half tbs curry powder Salt, dhania and curry leaves METHOD Braise [...]
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