• Smashed boerie taco with caramelised onions

    1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the onions and season. Cook the onions, stirring every 5–10 minutes, until dark caramel. Add a little water if the onions start to stick to the pan and reduce the heat to medium-low. Set asid…

  • 5-ingredient caramelised onion tart

    5-ingredient caramelised onion tart

    1. Peel the shallots and cut into halves or quarters lengthways (depending on their size). They need to be thick wedges. 2. Melt the butter in a pan, add the onions and cook over a medium heat for as long as it takes for them to carameli…

  • Caramelised shallot pasta with olives

    Caramelised shallot pasta with olives

    1. Place the olive oil, garlic and shallots and some salt and pepper in a heavy-based saucepan and simmer over a low to medium heat for about 20 minutes, or until the shallots are deliciously caramelised. Keep a careful eye on them, giving …

  • Caramelised cabbage pizza

    Caramelised cabbage pizza

    1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Heat a pan and add half the olive oil. Sauté the cabbage in the oil over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened and starting to caramelise, about 10 minutes. 2. Stir in the butter and sug…

  • Caramelised-butternut-and-beetroot-salad

    Caramelised butternut-and-beetroot salad

    1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Toss the butternut and beetroot with the garlic, olive oil and seasoning, then roast for 40 minutes or until caramelised and tender. 2. Toss the cauliflower couscous in the olive oil and seasoning. …

  • easy caramelised onion tarte tatin

    Easy caramelised onion tarte tatin

    ADVERTISING PROMOTION 1. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Peel the shallots and slice into 1 cm-thick slices. Heat 1 T of the butter and a glug of olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add the shallots and cook until browned and softened. Remove from…

  • Caramelised white chocolate sauce

    Place a nonstick pan over very low heat. Melt the chocolate in the pan and whisk until smooth. Stir with a spatula every few minutes until the chocolate begins to caramelise – about 40 minutes. Browse more chocolate recipes here.

  • Caramelised orange-and-fennel mussels recipe

    Caramelised orange-and-fennel mussels

    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Arrange the fennel, the rind of 1 orange, 2 oranges, halved, and the garlic on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil, dot with butter and roast for 30 minutes, or until caramelised. Transfer the fennel and ga…

  • Caramelised chocolate crepes

    Caramelised chocolate crepes with cherry syrup

    Sift the flour, cocoa and caster sugar into a large mixing bowl. Combine the milk, cream and eggs and slowly incorporate into the sifted ingredients. Chill for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make the cherry syrup. Place all the ingredients into …