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Lamb potjie

1 1⁄2–2 hours

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Braaied lettuce salad

10 minutes

Braai recipes

Braaied chakalaka chicken

1 1⁄2 hours

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Zhoug lamb steaks

15 minutes

Aliums

Three-bean salad with braaied leeks

35 minutes

Chicken recipes

Sticky red pepper chicken wings with sour cream sauce

1 hour

Braai recipes

Vegan braaibroodjies

20 minutes

Avocado recipes

Avo coleslaw

Sweet treat

Nectarine clafoutis

35–40 minutes

Tart recipes

Tomato-and-lemon ricotta tart

25 minutes

Chicken recipes

Chicken, gammon and mushroom pie

3 hours

Christmas recipes

Drunken gravy

40 minutes

Drunken gravy

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

200 g Woolworths baby leeks, sliced
1 T olive oil
6 black peppercorns
1/2 cup brandy (optional)
1/2 cup pan juices (from cooking the fillet or gammon)
1/2 lemon, zested
2 - 3 cups gammon cooking liquid or stock, strained
2 T sour cream (optional)

For the roux:

60 g butter
3 T cake flour

Method

1. Fry the leeks in a hot pan drizzled with olive oil. Add the peppercorns and flambé with the brandy.

2. Add the reserved pan juices and lemon zest and reduce by half. Remove from the heat and set aside.

3. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the flour and whisk over a low heat until golden brown and slightly nutty.

4. Add the gammon cooking liquid or stock.

5. Strain the pan-juice mixture and discard the leeks.

6. Add to the roux and cook, whisking, until thick. Check the seasoning. Whisk in the sour cream for a creamier finish.

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Photographs: Myburgh Du Plessis
Production: Hannah Lewry
Food Assistant: Claire-Ellen Van Rooyen

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Drunken gravy

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