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Boerewors stew has become a South African classic over the years, with a creative extension in other countries. Regardless of his clime, every chef wants to explore a unique dish, after all!
Boerewors stew is made from Boerewors sausage and can be served over several side variants.
Boerewors is a fresh South African sausage that is ideal for grilling. Loosely translated, the name means “farmer’s sausage” and it’s a sausage grilled to have a chunky, coarse texture. It is slightly different from the regular sausage you may be used to.
Usually made of beef, it has an iconic spiral shape and is flavored with vinegar, nutmeg, and cloves.
Who Invented Boerewors?
This sausage comes from South Africa. It is widespread throughout Southern Africa and is a staple of South African, Zimbabwean, and Namibian cuisines. The name combination has its roots in Afrikaans, with wors meaning farmer and Boer meaning sausage.
A fun fact about Boerewors Sausage is it was so well-loved by South Africans that their legislators wrote a law to protect it by legally stipulating the ingredients allowed to be put in it.
How Boerewors Is Made
Boerewors is a dish made of finely minced beef (occasionally with minced pork, lamb, or both) and spices (usually toasted coriander seed, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice).
It cannot be purchased at a local meat market outside of South Africa, despite its popularity and great demand. Many South Africans are prompted to make their own, and many recipes, such as the one below, have been around for a long time.
Boerewors is traditionally designed to be a spiral sausage. To make your stew, you would need to mince or cut it into bits, as you please.
Making Boerewors Stew
This relish is achieved with the flavors of the boerewors sausage and tomato sauce. In less than 30 minutes, you can make a tasty stew with just a few simple ingredients. It’s delicious with this yeast-free bread, pap, yellow rice, or these incredibly simple fat cakes.
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Boerewors Stew
Ingredients
- 1 Onion
- Canola oil For frying
- 1 t Cumin
- 1 t Smoked paprika
- 1 t Turmeric
- 350 g Grabouw boerewors
- 2 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 Pinch Dried chilli flakes
- 1 t Dried oregano
- 1 t Organic tomato paste
- 1 x 400 g Italian organic chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup Organic beef stock
Instructions
- Slice the onion and fry in hot canola oil with the cumin, smoked paprika and turmeric.
- Cut the boerewors into bite-sized pieces and brown with the onions.
- Add the chopped garlic, chilli flakes, dried oregano, organic tomato paste, Italian organic chopped tomatoes and organic beef stock.
- Simmer for 15 minutes and season.
- Serve with mashed potatoes.
