South African Stir Fry Food

CHAKALAKA (SOUTH AFRICAN VEGETABLE STIR-FRY)

Steps:

• Fry the onion and pepper together with oil in a large skillet until the onion is clear.
• Add the grated carrots, tomatoes, water, and all the seasonings to your liking and cook for about 15-20 minutes.

SCRUMPTIOUS STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk vigorously until combined.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large pan or wok. Add your protein of choice and cook until browned and almost cooked through. Remove from the frying pan and transfer to a plate.
• Add another tablespoon of oil in the pan, along with your vegetables. Stir fry until the veggies are crisp but tender.
• Add the protein back to the pan. Stir in the stir fry sauce. Cook and stir, until the sauce thickens and the protein is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the cooked rice or noodles to the frying pan and stir to combine.
• Serve immediately.

SOUTH AFRICAN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Over medium high heat, pour canola oil in a large, heated saute pan.
• Add onion and garlic and saute until light brown.
• Add pepper and then tomatoes.
• Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Lower heat to medium.
• Add meat, curry and nutmeg and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add 1 cup water and then rice; stir and cover.
• Cook at medium heat for 40-50 minutes or until rice is tender.
• IMPORTANT: ADD WATER AS NEEDED TO KEEP RICE FROM STICKING TO PAN.
• Serve as is or with tortillas.

OKRA STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Marinate the chicken and peppers in the soy sauce, minced ginger, and balsamic vinegar.
• Cut the heads and tails off the okra and cut into 1/4 inch rounds.
• Dump them in a bowl and don't season them!
• Stir-fry the chicken until about 2/3 done, pull chicken out and set aside.
• Add oil, then the okra.
• Stir like crazy.
• Your goal is little green things that look like they are trying to be a nice golden brown.
• If you cook the okra just right, it is great. Under or over-cook it, it is great.
• Throw the chicken back in and stir.
• Add the peppers.
• Toss in about a teaspoon of curry powder for fun.
• Serve over rice or with mashed potatoes.

SOUTH AFRICAN KOEKSISTERS

Steps:

• Put the water and sugar in a ot and bring to boil on low heat. Stir frequently until the sugar is completely dissolved. Boil for 7 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the stove and stir in the lemon juice and vanilla essence. Put the pot into the fridge.
• Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder thoroughly in a mixing bowl. Break the butter or margarine into small pieces and add to the four mixture. Add the milk. Mix well until a dough is formed.
• Roll the dough out to a thickness of 5 mm (+ or - 1/4 in.). Cut the dough into thin (+ or - 10 mm or 1/2 in.) strips. Take 3 strips and join their ends on one side. Braid the strips to desired koeksister length and join other ends.
• Heat the oil in a pot until fairly hot. Put about 3 koeksisters (or what can fit)at a time in the oil and fry them on both sides until they get a golden-brown color. As you remove the koeksisters for the oil, place them directly ito the syrup from the fridge. It is important to keep the syrup cool, so between soakings, return the syrup to the fridge to maintain its coolness.
• Remove the koeksisters from the syrup and allow the excess syrup to drip off. Place them in the refrigerator to cool and then eat!