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Mealie Bread - Perfect for Heritage Day in South Africa

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This is my first attempt. I hope it tastes just like my granny's mealie bread. She used to mince corn with her old-fashioned mincing machine. The type with the handle one has to turn like a crank handle. Mealie bread was traditionally made by steaming rather than baking. Perfect for camp fires. Her mealie bread was delicious and moist. It makes a great side dish for any braai or barbeque and is great on its own, as well. INGREDIENTS 1 cup (250 ml) chopped onions or thinly sliced leeks 360 (3 cups) grams plain flour (all-purpose/standard grade) 1 Tablespoon baking powder 3 eggs (large) 125 ml (1/2 cup) milk salt Paprika 2 Tablespoons (60 grams) butter melted 2 tins corn (410 grams each) 1 cup (250 ml) grated cheddar cheese ¾ cup (180 ml) plain yoghurt METHOD Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment or baking paper, making sure to leave an overhang for easy removal of the bread. Sauté onions, pre-seasoned with Green Onion Seasoning, in butter. Leave to coo

Make your own #Biltong

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Biltong is South African dried meat. The word comes from Dutch with BIL meaning buttock and TONG meaning strip. Biltong is really good. Do not even think of comparing biltong to "beef jerky". Biltong is a delicacy that many South Africans love to eat. Method  Wash the meat. Cut 1 Kg of Silverside or Topside meat at an angle with the grain into about one inch strips. Sprinkle vinegar over the meat Place 1/2 cup whole coriander in a bag and lightly crush the whole coriander so that the effect of the coriander will be greater. Make the "biltong mix" by combining 1 level course or salt, 1/4 cup brown sugar, coriander, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Dip the meat into the "biltong mix" until all the mix is used up. Place the meat in a tray for a few hours, or over night, in the fridge. After a few hours dump any blood that has seeped out of the meat. Dip the biltong quickly into a water/vinegar mixture to remove surface salt. Hang the biltong by making a very s