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25 minutes

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Chana magaj with white chocolate

45 minutes

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1 hour 15 minutes

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30 minutes

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African grain salad

30–45 minutes

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Chocolate jumble pudding

20 minutes

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20 minutes

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10 minutes

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45 minutes

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Braai recipes

Braaied cabbage salad

15 minutes

Braaied cabbage salad

Serves 8 to 10

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

6 baby cabbages, halved
1⁄3 cup canola oil
sea salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 bunches kale

For the beer-and-mustard dressing:

4 T wholegrain mustard
2 T Dijon mustard
3 T good-quality raw honey
2 1⁄2 cups lager
1⁄2 cup canola oil
lemon juice, to taste

Method

1. Dress the cabbage in half the oil, season lightly and grill over a bed of hot coals until deeply coloured on both sides.

2. Dress the kale in the remaining oil and season lightly. Braai over coals until nicely charred all over.

3. To make the dressing, place all the ingredients in a jar and shake until emulsified. Adjust the seasoning with salt and lemon juice. Keep leftover dressing in the fridge.

Find more braai recipes here.

Photographs: Toby Murphy
Production: Abigail Donnelly

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