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Octopus and sautéed spinach

40–60 minutes

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’Nduja arancini

35 minutes

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30 minutes

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30 minutes

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Mushroom ragù with Kalamata olives and fettuccine

40 minutes

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Inyama yenkomo (beef stew)

1 hour 10 minutes

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Ouma’s Karoo lamb pie

3 hours

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Creamy potato bake

1 hour

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Vegetarian chilli dogs

30 minutes

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Pork cacciatore

50 minutes

Braai recipes

Braaied paella

35 minutes

Braaied paella

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

1 t butter
1 T olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 T smoked paprika
100 g Woolworths smoked Spanish chorizo sausage, cubed
400 g rice
¼ cup white wine
a pinch of saffron, steeped in 2 T boiling water
1 bay leaf
2 x 25 g Woolworths liquid fish stock concentrate sachets, diluted in 1 litre warm water
250 g fresh whole mussels
250 g Woolworths frozen organic large black tiger prawns, thawed and deveined.
50 g shelled peas
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
lime wedges, for serving

Method

1. Melt the butter and olive oil in a large paella pan on the braai and sauté the onion, pepper and garlic until the onion is translucent.

2. Add the paprika and chorizo and sauté until crispy.

3. Add the rice and cook for 2–3 minutes, stirring, then deglaze the pan with the wine.

4. Add the saffron, bay leaf and fish stock. Simmer for 10 minutes.

5. Add all the seafood and peas and steam for 15 minutes. Season and serve with lime wedges.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Videography: Romy Wilsoza, Jan Ras
Food assistant: Ellah Maepa

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