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Beans recipes

Samp-and-beans lamb curry

1½ hours, plus cooking time for samp and beans

Jewish holiday

Aunty Sarah’s flaumen (prune) tzimmes

5 hours

Duck recipes

Braised duck legs with polenta

2 ½–3 hours

Italian recipes

Herbed lamb knuckles

1 hour

Chicken recipes

Brined chicken

1 hour

Carrot recipes

Carrot-and-jalapeño pickle

10 minutes

Beef recipes

Phyllo bobotie

50 minutes

Lamb recipes

Lamb knuckle-and-potato soup

2 hours

Seafood recipes

Oven-roasted seafood stew

25 minutes

Beef recipes

Osso bucco-style oxtail

4 hours

Chicken recipes

Tomato-and-chicken soup

1 hour

Tomato-and-chicken soup

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour

Ingredients

1 whole free-range chicken
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 bay leaves
4 sprigs thyme
6 sage leaves
1 litre water
4 tomatoes, halved
salt, to taste

For the baby marrow fries:

3 cups sunflower oil
12 baby marrows, cut into thin matchsticks
100 g cornflour
salt, to taste
mayonnaise, for serving

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the chicken, onion, herbs and water in a casserole dish. Cover and roast for 1 hour.

2. Place the tomatoes on a very hot cast-iron grill and cook on both sides until soft.

3. Break the chicken into pieces in the stock and add the tomatoes. Season to taste. Serve with the baby marrow fries and mayo.

4. To make the baby marrow fries, heat the oil in a saucepan. Lightly toss the baby marrow in cornflour and shake off any excess. Fry in batches until golden brown, then drain on kitchen paper.

Find more soup recipe here

Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food Assistant: Cheri Kustner

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