Braai up a storm on National Braai Day with this meaty recipe from Angela Day.
As South Africans we love nothing more than lighting up a fire, gathering around it, beer in hand and cooking up a couple of juicy steaks.
National Braai Day falls on a Saturday this year so what better way to spend your day than inviting friends or family round to share a great meat feast.
MARINADE:
Ingredients:
- 80ml sweet chilli sauce
- 10ml chopped garlic
- 10ml grated ginger
- 30ml fish sauce
- 60ml lime juice
- 60ml chopped coriander
- 10ml sesame oil
CUCUMBER SALAD:
Ingredients:
- 4-5 small pickling cucumbers
- 80ml sugar
- 160ml white wine vinegar
- 1 small fennel bulb, chopped
- 1 red chilli, seeded and sliced thinly
- 60ml peanuts, roasted and chopped
- 30ml chopped coriander
Instructions:
1. Place the steaks in a shallow dish
2. Combine all the ingredients for the marinade and pour over the steaks
3. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
4. Cook over medium coals for 10 minutes a side, basting occasionally
5. Remove, cover with tinfoil and allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving
1. Coarsely chop the cucumbers
2. Combine the sugar and vinegar in a saucepan and stir over a low heat until the sugar dissolves
3. Turn up the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes
4. Combine the hot vinegar with the cucumber and the rest of the ingredients
5. Refrigerate until needed
Serves 10-12