Vetkoek and Mince

This is a fantastic, easy recipe to homemade vetkoek. We make a meal out of vetkoek, with mince for the main and jam for pudding!

Ingredients:
4 Cups Flour
2 tsp Sugar
Pinch of salt
1 packet yeast
65ml oil
warm water
Oil for deep frying

Method:
Add dry ingredients to a mixing bowl, add oil and mix, slowly add warm water and mix until you get a firm dough. Flour the counter and your hands and knead the dough on the counter top for 10 minutes. The dough is ready when it "springs" back. Place in the bowl, cover with a dishtowel and leave to rise for 20 minutes.

I usually make the mince while the dough rises...see the mince recipe here

Knock the dough down and roll it out to about an inch thich. Cut with a sharp knife into approx 36 pieces. Heat oil in a deep pot, add the pieces 3 or 4 at a time depending on pot size. The oil should be hot enough that the dough rises to the surface when you place the pieces in the pot. Cook until browned then flip over and cook until browned.
Remove from pot and place in a bowl lined with paper towels.

Once slightly cooled cut and fill with desired filling, mince or butter and jam etc.

Miellie meal porridge

A different version of pap for breakfast is commonly known as slap pap in South Africa. This differs from braai pap in that it is smooth, creamy and has no lumps.

Ingredients:
2 Cups water
pinch of salt
1 Cup maize meal

Method:
Bring the water and salt to the boil. Place the maize meal ina measuring jug and add cold water in small quanties until you get a paste. Once the water is boiling, add the paste and stir continuously until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes stirring occassionally.

Serving is as per personal taste. In our house we have variations as follows:

Serve with Sugar and milk
Serve with Syrup and milk
Serve with honey snd milk
Serve with Sugat and butter
Serve with Syrup and butter
Serve with honey and butter

Any of the above serving is delicious!

Braai Pap

I have given 2 recipes for Braai Sous/tomato and onion sauce but neglected to give a recipe for pap. I have had requests for the method of making various types of pap so here you go, the first in this series of braai pap.

Ingredients:
3 cups water
pinch of salt
2 cups maize meal

Method:
Bring the water and salt to a boil. Once the water is boiling rapidly add the maize meal in dry powder form slowly stirring continuously. Take note that you will get lumps, but this supposed to happen. Stir continuously until the mixture boils again. Then lower heat to the lowest setting on the stove and and cover. Leave for 15 - 20 minutes. The bottom of the pot tends to burn, but this normal.

Serve with braai sous or with sugar and milk as a breakfast.

Tomato and Onion Sauce

This is a simple Braai sous recipe I can slap together in under 5 minutes. If you have made pap and need sous with a bit if a bite this one is for you!

Ingredients:
1 can Tomato and onion mix
2 tbsp worchershire sauce
Dash of tobasco sauce
Dash of peri-peri spice

Method:
Add all the ingredients into a pot and heat to boiling. Remove and serve!

Wow what recipe could be simpler than this?