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Cool tomato mousse

8 to 10 hours

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Tapas of sesame-roasted Mediterranean tomato and capers

15 minutes

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Cass Abraham’s Cape Malay lamb curry

2 hours

Baked peppers with spiced beef and pasta

45 minutes

Brunch stir fry with poached eggs

15 minutes

Home-made tomato sauce

10 minutes

Beef recipes

Traditional frikkadel with garlic and chermoula

25 minutes

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Sundried tomato muffins

15 minutes

Lentil recipes

Spicy lentil soup

20 minutes

Slow cooked oxtail and beans

Serves 3 - 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 8 – 10 hours

Ingredients

1 oxtail, about 1 – 1,5kg, thickly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 carrots, scraped and sliced
1 head garlic, sliced across
1 tin tomatoes in juice, crushed
1 tin butter beans, soaked overnight and drained
A handful of thyme
A handful of celery leaves
1 bay leaf
About 3 cups chicken broth or beef stock
1 cup dry red wine
Salt and milled black pepper
Thyme for garnishing

For serving:

Crusty bread

Method

Trim excess fat from meat.

Place all the ingredients in an oiled, heavy casserole, just large enough to accommodate nicely, and enough stock to cover.

Don't add salt yet, in case it toughens the beans. Cover with 2 sheets of oiled greaseproof paper and a tight-fitting lid.

Bake at 100°C for 8 - 10 hours or until meltingly tender.

Remove meat and keep warm. Skim off the fat and reduce the cooking liquids over a high heat to a suitable consistency.

Check seasoning and garnish with thyme.

Cook's note: For extra guests, simply double the ingredients and use a larger casserole. Cooking time stays the same.

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Slow cooked oxtail and beans

Slow cooked oxtail and beans

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