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Chicken Burgers
Chicken Burgers – Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights – Salwaa Smith
Homemade, no preservatives. Make a batch and freeze it for when you have a braai or for when it’s school holidays. You’ll get approximately 18 burgers from a kilogram of chicken mince.
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Ingredients:
1kg fresh chicken mince
3 large onions, finely grated
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 1/2 Tbsp minced ginger
1 Tbsp minced green chillies or to taste
1 heaped Tbsp jeera/cumin powder
2 tsp salt or to taste
1 bunch dhanya, finely chopped
Chicken Burgers
Mix all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight for the flavours to develop. Next day shape the mixture into burgers or use a burger shaper. Separate the burgers with round pieces of greaseproof paper, big enough to cover the whole burger. Freeze until needed.
This mixture can also be used to make chicken kebabs. Pre-bake for about 6 minutes in the oven to hold the shape before putting the kebabs on the braai. Cook from frozen.
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Blueberry Sponge Cake
Blueberry Sponge Cake
Blueberry Sponge Cake
Plain sponge cake with blueberries and fresh cream. The blueberries may be substituted with strawberries, blackberries, apricots, etc…
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
125g soft butter
4 extra large eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp almond essence
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 cup self-raising flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 cup milk
Topping:
1 cup sugar
250g blueberries
Juice of ½ lemon
500ml fresh cream
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
Grease 2 x 20cm baking tins with butter and sprinkle with flour
Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy
Beat the eggs in one at a time
Add vanilla and almond essence
Add flour and baking powder, stir well to combine
Stir in milk and mix until the mixture is a smooth dropping consistency
Divide the mixture equally into the prepared tins and bake for 20 – 25 minutes
To check if cake is done insert a skewer in the middle of the cake, if it comes out clean it is done
Allow to cool slightly, turn out into a cooling rack to cool down completely
Meanwhile make the topping:
Pour the sugar into a heavy based pot over medium heat
Start stirring when the sugar starts to caramelised , stir until the sugar is dissolved and turned into syrup
Add ¼ cup of blueberries, cook and stir until the blueberries are soft and the mixture resembles jam
Add the lemon juice, stir and leave to cool completely
To assemble:
Sandwich the cakes together with whipped cream
Spread a generous layer of cream all over the cake
Pipe a topping of cream around the top and bottom of the cake
Pour the jam in the inside of the top piping
Sprinkle the rest of the blueberries over the jam
Cut into slices and enjoy 🙂
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Blueberry Sponge Cake
Fruit Mince Pies
Fruit Mince Pies – Salwaa Smith – Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights
A mixed fruit mince pie is a fruit-based spicy mincemeat sweet pie of Middle Eastern origin that is traditionally served during the Christmas season. However, the pies themselves are a British invention.
Mince pie ingredients can be traced back to the 13th century. Returning crusaders brought with them Middle Eastern recipes that contained meats, fruits and spices. As fruits and spices became more plentiful in the 17th century, the spiciness of the pies increased.
Treat your family with my homemade mincemeat recipe. For the base I used my milk tart base recipe. Makes 18 mince pies or 1 large tart and 6 small pies.
Mincemeat filling:
3 medium red apples
5og butter
2 cups mixed fruit mixture
½ cup soft brown sugar
Zest and juice of 1 orange
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 Tbsp almond flakes
½ tsp mixed spice
Peel, core and dice the apples into small pieces. Add all the ingredients into a deep saucepan Bring to the boil, then simmer over low to medium heat. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring often. Cool completely before using.
Short bread base for the mince pies:
1 large egg
125g butter/margarine
¼ cup cooking oil
¾ cup sugar
2 cups self-raising flour
1 cup cake flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
l level tsp baking powder
Castor and icing sugar for sprinkling
Mix the egg, sugar, softened butter and oil together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla essence, mix. Add the flour and baking powder and mix well to form a dough.
Roll out the pastry to 3mm thick. Using a round cutter, cut out 18 bases and place them into muffin trays. Put 1 heaped tablespoon mincemeat mixture into each. Re-roll out the pastry, use a star cookie cutter to cut out 18 star and press them lightly on top of the mincemeat to form a seal.
Sprinkle with caster sugar. Bake mince pies for 15-20 mins in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (fan) until golden brown. Leave to cool before taking them from the muffin trays and dusting with icing sugar. Serve and enjoy 🙂
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Triems / Madeira Cake
Triems – Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights – Salwaa Smith
(Plain Loaf Cake)
Not all cakes needs strawberries or cream to enjoy. This plain loaf is very delicious and very popular amongst the Cape Malays. This loaf cake is usually served at large gatherings and is often included in a barakat (gift of food or cakes) at a gadat or thikr gathering. It’s usually made in loaf tins and sliced into thin slices. Triem is the Cape Malay version of a Madeira loaf.
Triems / Madeira Loaf
Makes 2 loafs
Ingredients:
125g soft butter or margarine
1/2 cup sunflower oil
1 cup white sugar
6 large eggs
4 cups self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk
Extra butter for greasing (approx. 2 tablespoons)
Method:
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease 2 loaf tins well with the extra butter and sprinkle with flour.
In a large mixing bowl add the butter, sugar, oil and eggs. Whisk until creamy using an electric beater, about 5 – 10 minutes.
Add the flour , baking powder and milk. Whisk until all the ingredients have incorporated. Divide evenly between the 2 loaf tins. Bake at 180C for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out dry. Cool 5 minutes in the loaf tins before removing from the tins, leave to cool completely before cutting.
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Add 1 of the following for variation
– 1 tsp fine cardamom powder, or
– 1 tsp vanilla essence and 1/2 cup dessicated coconut, or
– 1 Tbsp fine aniseed powder
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Chocolate Fudge
As the season of sharing gifts is nearing here is another great idea for homemade treats to give as a gift. Ideal for gifting to the person that has everything 😉
Makes approximately 60 pieces of soft chocolate fudge.
Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients:
400g dark or milk chocolate
1 can condensed milk (497g)
1 Tbsp butter
1 cup icing sugar
55g chopped nuts, optional
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Method:
Using a heavy based saucepan, break or chop the chocolate into small pieces. Add the condensed milk and butter. Heat over low heat, stirring until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Beat the icing sugar into the mixture until combined. Press the fudge into a 20cm square tin, lined with greaseproof paper, smooth the top and press nuts into the surface. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours. Cut into squares. Alternatively pour the fudge into silicone moulds and leave to set in the refrigerator until set.
Homemade Chocolate Fudge
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Homemade Fudge
Homemade Fudge
Here is an easy recipe for fudge. Get all you ingredients / equipment ready beforehand and make sure you won’t be disturbed for 30 – 45 minutes whilst making this fudge as it needs your constant attention. These fudge are perfect for gifting.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups white sugar
4 Tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 can condensed milk (497g)
1/4 cup cold water
Method:
Place all the ingredients in a heavy bottom saucepan. Melt on a low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture begins to boil. Turn up the heat slightly, low – medium, and allow the mixture to cook for 10 minutes, still stirring all the time to prevent it from burning. It will burn very quickly if the heat is too high. Remove the mixture tone it urns to a light caramel colour. Beat until thick. Pour into a square baking tin lined with greaseproof paper or silicone moulds. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares or removing it from the silicone moulds. Serve plain or decorate with melted chocolate. Store in an airtight container. Makes 64 when made in the moulds.
Cook’s tip:
To make caramel fudge substitute the vanilla essence with caramel essence and the condensed milk with caramel.
Homemade Fudge
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Chocolate Cake
This is my favourite go to recipe when making a chocolate cake. It is so easy to make, very versatile, taste good and can be decorated as simply or elaborately as you wish. This recipe makes a 20cm two layer round cake and can be doubled if a larger cake is required. Taste good with plain butter cream, whipped fresh cream, ganache or just about any frosting.
Ingredients:
3 large eggs, separated
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup cake flour
In a large mixing bowl and using an electric beater mix together the egg yolk, sugar, water and oil until the sugar has dissolved.
Add the dry ingredients and fold it into the wet ingredients.
Use a clean, dry bowl and whisk, whip the egg whites until stiff. Fold the stiff egg whites into the cake mixture. Divide into 2 well greased round (20cm) baking tins and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for approximately 15-20 minutes. Decorate with cream, butter cream, icing sugar, etc…
How To Make Ganache
200g good-quality dark chocolate , about 60% cocoa solids
284ml fresh cream
Method:
Pour the cream into a pan and heat until it is about to boil.
Take off the heat and pour it over the chocolate.
Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth and glossy. Allow ganache to cool before pouring over cakes as a glaze.
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Oven Grilled Mackerel Fillets
A quick and easy fish dish to prepare that will have you licking your lips and fingers. Use any fish of choice instead of the mackerel.
Mackerel with lemon, onion and chilli slices
Serves 4
4 mackerel fillets
Sprinkle with salt and freshly grind black pepper to taste
Add slices of onion, lemon, red and green chillies
Dot with garlic and herb butter
Grill in a preheated oven on medium to high for 15 – 20 minutes. Serve with fresh garden salad and/or lemon fried rice.
Served With Lemon Fried Rice
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Sponge Flan
Sponge Flan – Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights – Salwaa Smith
It is Summertime and we are blessed with the best and juiciest fruit. Naturally sweet and full of flavour, fruit makes the perfect addition to cakes and desserts.
Ingredients:
3 large eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
4 Tbsp milk, boiled and cooled down
3 Tbsp cooking oil
1 cup cake flour
3 tsp baking powder
Butter and extra flour for greasing the tins
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Grease 2 small or 1 large flan tin with butter and sprinkle flour over the butter for easy removal of the flan,
In a dry and clean mixing bowl beat the eggs white till stiff.
In a separate mixing bowl mix together the egg yolks and sugar.
Mix until creamy and the sugar has dissolved.
Add the oil to the milk and stir into the egg mixture.
Sift in the flour and baking powder, mix well.
Fold in the egg whites.
Divide into the 2 small greased flan tins or 1 large flan tin.
Bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
Cool slightly in the tin before removing.
Leave to cool completely on a wire cooling rack before decorating.
Fill with thick home made custard, whipped cream or caramel. Top with fresh fruit.
Serve immediately.
Sponge Flan
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Chocolate Trifle
For this trifle I used the left over chocolate cake I made for my granddaughter’s first birthday. You can also use plain chocolate muffins or even chocolate chip muffins for an even richer trifle.
Chocolate Trifle
Ingredients:
Chocolate cake slices
Or
6 chocolate muffins, sliced
1 litre milk
2 Tbsp custard powder
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 – 3 Tbsp sugar
1 cup fresh cream
Grated chocolate
Raspberries or fresh cherries for decorating
In a large bowl suitable for use in the microwave, mix the custard, cocoa and sugar with one cup of milk until the sugar and cocoa has dissolved.
Add the rest of the milk, stir and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir
Return the bowl to the microwave for about 10 minutes, giving the mixture a good stir every 2 minutes.
Remove from the microwave, cover the top of the custard with cling film to prevent a skin forming. Cool completely.
Layer chocolate cake in a glass bowl. Pour the cooled custard on top of the cake. Add another layer of cake followed by the custard.
Whisk the fresh cream and pipe or spread it over the custard.
Garnish with fresh raspberries or cherries. Grate chocolate over and enjoy. This trifle can also be made the day before.
Chocolate Trifle
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