Fruity Chicken with Appletiser

8 Chicken portions(thighs)
200ml Chutney
200ml Tomato sause
125ml Appletiser/Grapetiser

Mix the chutney, tomato sause and appletiser in a bowl.
Marinade the chicken in the marinate overnight. "Braai" or bake the chicken in the oven at 180*C for 45- 60mins.

Easy Cheesecake Recipe

Crust:
1 pack Tennis biscuits(crushed)
50g Butter(melted)

Filling:
1 tin Condensed milk
250gr Cottage cheese (smooth)
75ml Lemon juice
1 tsp Vanilla essence
250ml Cream

Crust: Mix the biscuits and butter together and press down onto the bottom of a greased dish.

Filling: Beat condensed milk, cottage cheese, lemon juice and vanilla essence. Fold in whipped
cream. Pour mixture onto crust and refrigerate.

Coca-Cola Chicken

(Makes 4-6 servings)

500g Chicken portions
500ml Coca Cola/Pepsi (Not light)
12,5ml Golden syrup
12,5ml Soy sause
Salt and pepper to taste

Place the chichen in a pot, add coke/pepsi and season with salt and pepper. Cook till tender. Add syrup and soy and reduce till the liquid is the consistancy of syrup.

Serve on rice.

Custard Tart

(Makes a large tart)

Crust:

1 pack Tennis biscuits(crushed)
50ml Butter(melted)
45ml Condensed milk
3ml Cinnamon

Filling:
500ml Milk
15ml Butter
60ml Custard powder
45ml Sugar
Pinch of salt

Top Layer:
1 tin Condensed milk
100ml Lemon juice
1 small tin Passion fruit pulp

Crust: Mix the ingredients for the crust together and press down onto the bottom of a greased dish 30x20cm. Place in the fridge to cool.

Filling: Place 400ml of the milk and butter in a pot on stove and heat till just below boiling point. In the meanwhile mix the custard powder, sugar and the rest of the milk till it forms a paste. Add the
hot milk into the paste and mix well. Pour the mixture back in the pot and cook till boiling point over a low heat stirring frequently. Allow the mixture to simmer till thickened and cooked. Pour the custard mixture over the cool crust. Let cool in fridge until set.

Top Layer: When the tart has completely cooled down, beat the condensed milk, lemon juice and passion fruit pulp together and spread it evenly over the filling. Keep refrigerated.

Coffee and Amarula Mousse

20ml Instant coffee powder
125ml Boilng water
300g Marshmallows
410g Evaporated milk (chilled)
30ml Amarula Cream liquer
125ml Chopped nuts

Dissolve coffee in water. Place coffee and marshmallows in a big pot on the stove. Cook over a low heat till all the marshmallows are melted. While the marshmallows are melting beat the evaporated milk till stiff. Fold the marshmallow mixture into the milk. Add nuts and Amarula and mix well. Pour into individual glasses or into a big dish. Place in fridge to set.

Serve with cream or fresh fruit.

Nachos (Easy recipe)

(Original recipe makes 8 servings)

2 bags Tortillas/ Doritos- cheese (Chips)
1 tin  Mexican salsa
1 tin Tomato and onion relish
2 x Cottage cheese (plain)
Mozzarella and cheddar cheese (grated and mixed)
Fine chopped salad lettuce
Fine chopped fresh tomato
2 x Guacomole
Sour cream (optional)

Preheat the oven to 180*C. Mix the mexican salsa and tomato relish and heat on the stove or in the microwave. Arrange a layer of tortillas/ doritos chips on a ovenptoof plate. Spoon the salsa mixture over the top. Spread the cottage cheese over the salsa. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the top. Bake in the oven for 10 mins or until the cheese is melted. Top with lettuce, fresh tomatoes and guacomole.

Serve with sour cream on the side.

Delicious Savoury Mince for “Vetkoek” or Rice

(Makes a filling for 12 “Vetkoeke”/ serves 6)

 

500g Mince

500g Mixed vegetables

2 Tomatoes (skins removed, chopped into squares)

1 Onion (chopped)

1 tsp Garlic

1tsp Ground ginger

2tbsp Curry powder

1tsp Tumeric

2 Bay leaves

1 Star anise

2tbsp Apricot jam

1 cup oxtail soup powder (optional)

Fry onion, garlic and ginger add tomatoes and mix well. Add tumeric, curry, bay leaves, star anise and ½ cup water. Cook for 5mins. Add mince, vegetables and soup powder and mix well. Cook for 15mins. Serve on rice or inside a “vetkoek”.