Railway Stew
Recipe
- 500 g Boerewors (an award winning (spicy) Boerewors will be great) cut into bite size pieces
- 60 ml pure Sunflower oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 green chillies chopped or ∏ tsp. dry chilli flakes (Any Brand)
- 1 tin chopped or whole tomatoes (All Gold or KOO) or 4 large ripe tomatoes peeled and chopped
- 3 med. Carrots sliced
- 3 med. Potatoes diced
- 75 – 80 g frozen peas (Any Brand) or fresh green beans sliced
- 1 tin Baked beans (All Gold or KOO)
- 1 tsp. Curry Powder (Any Brand – medium to hot)
- 1 tsp. BBQ Spice (Any Brand)
- Pinch Coriander Powder (Any Brand)
- Pinch Clove Powder (Any Brand)
- 1 tsp. mixed Herbs (Any Brand)
- 1 bay leaf (Any Brand)
- 500 ml Beef Stock (Ina Paarman’s Beef stock powder or concentrated liquid Beef stock)
- 2 Tbsp. Chutney (Mrs H.S. BALL’S hot chutney)
- Boiling Water
- Salt & fresh ground black pepper to taste
- Fresh Basil & Chutney
Method
- Brown wors pieces in oil, remove and set aside.
- Fry the chopped onions and green pepper in the oil, scraping the bottom to loosen the brown bits.
- Add the chopped garlic and green chilli or dry chilli and fry for a minute.
- Add spices and fry a minute.
- Add chopped tomatoes, chopped vegies and beef stock
- Add herbs and chutney, salt and pepper to taste
- Simmer until vegies are almost cooked.
- Add browned wors and Baked beans and simmer till vegies are cooked. Add more hot water to thin down if needed.
- Turn heat off and stand to mature (the longer, the better)
- Re-heat and serve on Krummel Pap.
- Garnish with fresh Basil and Chutney on the side
Krummel Pap
Ingredients
- 700 ml BRAAI PAP (the Brand BRAAI PAP)
- 750 mL water
- 1 tsp. salt
Method
- Bring water to boil in pot. (Nr.2 Black cast iron pot) it will fit on a gas burner.
- Stir, add salt and Braai Pap.
- Work the Braai Pap into the water with a large metal spoon in a swift motion.
- Put lid on and turn heat low.
- Stir at regular intervals to loosen the Pap.
- When Pap is cooked, turn heat off.
- Krummel pap keeps its heat well and can be re-heated on a low heat.
- Hot stew also automatically heats the pap when served.