Sosaties (South African Kebabs)

Name: Sosaties (South African Kebabs)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 3 bay leaves; 2 kgs beef (6 per skewer) or 1 1⁄2 kg lamb, cut into 1 inch cubes (6 per skewer); 8 servings black pepper, to taste; 30 grams butter; 1 milliliter cayenne pepper; 60 milliliters cooking oil; 15 milliliters curry powder; 24 dried apricots; 2 garlic cloves, finely grated; 15 milliliters gingerroot, scraped clean and finely grated; 160 milliliters ketchup; 15 milliliters mustard; 2 onions, finely chopped; 36 onions; 100 milliliters red wine; 8 servings salt; 15 milliliters soy sauce; 15 milliliters sugar; 100 milliliters vinegar; 50 milliliters water; 30 milliliters Worcestershire sauce

Sosaties (South African Kebabs) is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. This recipe is typical of African cuisine.

Instructions

Mix meat, ginger and garlic together and add onion and apricots if you are using them.

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Apricot

Garlic

Ginger

Onion

Meat

Heat butter and stir fry chopped onions until soft and golden.

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Butter

Onion

Add wine, water, vinegar, curry powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, bay leaves and sugar.Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes.

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Cayenne Pepper

Black Pepper

Curry Powder

Bay Leaves

Vinegar

Sugar

Water

Wine

Remove from heat and leave to cool until warm.Blend in remaining ingredients and pour this over the meat.Coat meat well and refrigerate overnight.Thread meat, onion, meat, apricot so that each sosatie has 6 pieces of meat, 3 pieces of onion and 2 apricot halves on each.Barbecue over hot grill taking care not to burn and baste from time to time until done.

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Apricot

Onion

Meat

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Grill

Equipment

Grill

Recommended wine: Pinotage, Chenin Blanc, Riesling

Pinotage, Chenin Blanc, and Riesling are great choices for African. The best wine for African dishes will depend on the dish, but a fruity, aromatic white wine is a safe bet for spicy dishes while pinotage would be a traditional match for South African cuisine. One wine you could try is Fairview Pinotage. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.