2 essential seafood dishes to master

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Living as we do in South Africa with her long shorelines, we are lucky to enjoy abundant ocean life - and yet many people are hesitant when it comes to cooking seafood dishes. Well, we've rounded up a couple of iconic (but easy) dishes to master. They're all delicious and wonderfully local - bragging rights guaranteed.

Braaied snoek with sticky apricot glaze

Are you even South African if you haven't tried your hand at snoek yet? This modern recipe offers some lovely Asian flavours to complement the savoury snoek.

Find the recipe here.

Mussels in beer broth with garlic-mayo toast

With a prep time and cooking time of 15 minutes each, this dish is a breeze to make. And with mussels widely available in South Africa, we should really be cooking with them more. Bonus - use a nice local pale ale for the broth!

Find the recipe here.

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