Mandela Day Recipes
Nelson Mandelas favourite dishes!
Ingredients:
- 3kg oxtail, excess fat removed
- 6 celery stalks, chopped
- 6 large carrots, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- 3 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 Tbsp BBQ sauce
- 1 cup non-alcoholic red wine
- 1 cup tomato paste
- 60g oxtail soup powder
To serve:
- Baby potatoes steamed baby carrots and green beans.
How To Make Umsila Wenkomo (Slow-Roasted Oxtail)
- Put the oxtail in a large pot over medium-high heat with enough water to cover.
- Bring to the boil, add the celery, carrots, onion and garlic together with the rosemary, thyme, paprika and barbeque spice and simmer for 30 minutes until vegetables are soft, then reduce the heat and cover.
- Braise for 1 hour with lid on until the meat is soft and starts to brown in its own fat.
- Add wine, tomato paste, and more water to cover.
- Mix the packet of soup with a little water to make a paste, then add to the meat.
- Cook for a further 1 ½ hours with lid on, until the meat is soft but still on the bones, checking regularly to make sure that there is still enough liquid to cover.
- Remove from the heat, separate the meat from the vegetables and sauce, and use a strainer to strain the vegetables out of the sauce to get a thick, smooth sauce.
- Discard the vegetables and add meat back to the sauce.
Ingredients:
- 1L water
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 2 handfuls spinach, rinsed & chopped
- 4 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 large red pepper, deseeded & chopped
- Fresh micro greens, to garnish
How To Make Umfino (Spinach with Red Peppers)
- Put the water and stock cube into a saucepan and bring to the boil over medium-high heat.
- Add the spinach and cook for 5-8 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and strain off all the liquid.
- In another saucepan, heat the oil and fry the onion until soft and golden brown.
- Add red pepper and spinach, mix, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and simmer for a further 3-4 minutes.
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