A layered Savoury Pancake Mille-feuille. In Reality a pile of pancakes stuffed with a South African Bobotie concoction with no real recipe and crunch from croutons (normally crisps) and believe it or not Heinz Tomato Soup aka volcano with lava
I am not a lover of some of the Iconic South African dishes{I simply cannot eat offal} but I am sure everyone I know would say, you have to try Bobotie or Bunny Chow as savoury options and Melktert as a sweet
Today several of our party tucked into the Badami lamb korma – a traditional Indian curry with almonds, chillis, saffron and cardamom served with savoury rice, sourdough bread and raita
There was also Lamb and mint, Pepper Steak, Chicken, Venison, Cornish, Savoury, Spinach & Feta, Cheese & Bacon, Lamb Curry, Sausage Roll, Bobotie and possibly others, but I have never seen a Wild Boar Pie before
Hints and Tips Use beef sausage meat for a changeVary the fillings with tuna or pilchards, savoury beef mince, chakalaka etcWorking moms - bake the night before if your oven is on for dinner anyway, and store in an airtight container in the fridge once they are completely cool
Serve the bobotie straight from the dish. 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4. 2. For the filling. melt the butter in a wide, heavy-based pan over a low-medium heat and stir in the onion, carrots, garlic, ginger and the ground spices
I found it very strange to have hot raisins, meat and eggy, savoury custard all on one plate. I have to admit that when I was a kid, traditional Bobotie used to land up in front of me probably once a year – and it was not a meal I looked forward to
For Dessert Carstens has a variety of his famous savoury ice-creams available, expect the likes of buttermilk sorbet with a parsley cream, celery sorbet and sorrel granita
a whimsical and textured dish, puffed rice pops beneath the soft pancake in the savoury-sweet-spicy mince, foil for berry-burst of the Ken Forrester Petit Pinotage
