One of moms at Christian's preschool just had a baby (her 3rd) and since she doesn't have any family in town, I was asked if I would like to bring in a dinner for the family. The mom has a lovely accent which I recognized right away as being from South Africa so I thought it would be a fun experience to attempt to cook some traditional South African food for her.
I contacted a good family friend, Gill, who shares the same lovely accent (that's how I recognized it), and is also a wonderful cook, for some help. She sent me a couple of recipes that I tried and I think (I hope!) they turned out well.
The first one is Bobotjie (pronounced Bobootie) which is a meat dish with onions and sultanas. Do you all know what those are?? Golden raisins.
Anyone know what a dessertspoon is? It's bigger than a teaspoon, and smaller than a tablespoon (I think).
I made this dish the day before (just in case! I don't have that much confidence), and I had so much that I decided to use it for stuffed peppers for our dinner last night. Yum!
Now on to dessert . . . this is the stuff that makes the world go round: Malva Pudding! Oh help me this is good. I made a practice dish Wednesday and the kids downed it and begged me to make it again. I quote: "mom, this recipe is a keeper!"
So today, I made a double batch - one to keep and one to share. As I write this, John is sitting next to me with a slice of Malva Pudding, warmed up, and said, "wow, this is really good."
Give it a try - make it for your family - it's really, really easy.
Malva Pudding:
1 Cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon apricot jam, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vinegar, pinch salt.
Sauce:
1/2 cup cream, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup hot water, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar - melt all together, keep stirring until well blended.
Beat egg & sugar until light in color. Add jam, melt butter and then add vinegar to butter. Add to mixture. Add flour, milk, baking powder & pinch of salt. Bake 350 covered for 45 minutes. Then 2-3 minutes uncovered. Remove from oven and poke holes with a fork. Pour some of the sauce over pudding until fairly saturated. Serve rest of sauce hot with pudding in each individual slice.
note: The first time, I didn't have cream, nor milk, so I used soy milk and it turned out just as good.
I delivered the food this evening and I hope the mom likes it! She was excited about it, so hopefully it will satisfy!
Thanks Gill!!! You're the best!
