Here is an alternative peppadew pickle recipe for those who find the pickle spice in the other pickle peppadew recipe too overpowering. Ingredients for about a litre of peppadews: coarse salt 360 ml (1 1/2 cups) white grape vinegar 300 ml (1 1/4 cups) sugar 240 ml (1 cup) water A few pieces fresh ginger, [...]
Amazing to see that whenever you need something, somebody is ready to provide it. In my case I wanted to make potjiekos on a Weber. As potjiekos cooks for hours, one will have to add more charcoal/wood during the cooking process. One solution would be to use a standard potjie stand (see below) and rest [...]
As I was growing up I only knew about the big five beer brands from SAB (now SABMiller) – Castle, Amstel, Lion, Black Label, Hansa. The introduction of Windhoek Lager in South Africa was a great thing and became the favourite for many a (discerning) beer drinker. That still left us with lager, lager, lager [...]
With my last peppadew harvest of the year I decided to try out a peppadew chutney recipe I found at epicurious. I prefer this to the pickled peppadews as it is easier to make and we use it more frequently. 5 cups fresh, whole, washed peppadews About 150ml sugar About 150ml grape vinegar 1 teaspoon [...]
Ingredients for about 2 litres of fresh peppers: 1 cup water 2 cups white sugar 1 cup white (wine/malt/spirit) vinegar ready-mixed pickling spice (usually contains allspice, chilli, cinnamon stick. cloves, black peppercorns, coriander, mustard seeds, ginger, bay leaves, cardamom) If you do not live in Africa you may want to consider some health and safety [...]