South African RecipesSouth Africa FactsSouth African recipes are influenced by the country's mixture of people, languages and culture groups. The food is indicative of this mix and has produced a wide range of tastes and techniques.The bulk of the Black African people today live a westernised
lifestyle but in the traditional black villages in the rural areas of
South Africa the staple diet is vegetable and mielie pap. Mielie Pap is
a maize meal porridge often served with gravy and a little meat if
available. Samp and beans is another traditional meal. The first white inhabitants in South Africa were primarily three
groups: Dutch, French and British. The food that comes from the
descendants of the Dutch makes up the typical “Boere Kos” (Farmers
Food) that is still enjoyed by many. Koeksisters, Rusks, Frikkadels and Sout Tert (Savoury Tart) recipes can be found at South African Recipes Another large group of people particularly in the Western Cape
are the Cape Malay people who originate from the earliest slaves in the
Cape. Their curries are renowned all over the country. 
South African RecipeHere is a favourite traditional Mutton Curry recipe.This is a quick and easy choice in our Cape Malay recipes. Mutton being a tougher meat needs a little longer to cook though. Ingredients: 1.5 kg boneless mutton shoulder Oil 4 onions, chopped 15 ml curry powder 5 ml turmeric 10 ml salt 2 ml black pepper 1 stick cinnamon 3 cloves 2 bay leaves 2 carrots 250g apricots 2 bananas, sliced 125ml wine vinegar 500ml meat stock Method: Cut meat into cubes, fry in oil until brown. Add onions and sauté. Add curry powder and turmeric, fry lightly. Add all remaining seasonings, then carrots and fruit. Add vinegar and stock, cook until meat is tender, 2–3 hours. Serve with yellow rice. Other Malay recipes can be found at Cape Malay Recipes Thanks to my good friend Wendy Young from South Africa who put this page together. You can visit her site at South African Homeschool Curriculum.
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