Annalie van Velden's Homestead Kitchen Recipe Page
Welcome to my recipe page.
You will notice that most of the recipes do not have specific quantities for the ingredients as I cook according to the meat/mushrooms available and the number of family or friends sitting down for a meal. I am giving you the ingredients and method and now it's up to you to add your own special flair.
I hope you enjoy creating these dishes as much as I do and that you'll have many memorable moments with your friends and family. A glass of wine changes each of these dishes into a feast so I have made some wine suggestions. David and Braam have also given their input.
Please send the recipes of the dishes that you've enjoyed with our Overgaauw wines to, as I'd love to include them on my recipe page.
Wishing you happy cooking
'Alles wat mooi is' , everything of the best.
Annalie
Springbok,Cottage Pie
Preparing the meat:
- Place the Springbok neck, shoulder and ribs in an oven pan.
- Add celery, carrots and onions.
- Mix together salt and pepper, ground cloves, freshly grated coriander, crushed garlic, nutmeg, red wine and brown onion soup mixed according to the instructions on the packet. Make sure you have enough liquid, if more is required add beef stock. Pour over the meat and vegetables.
- Cover and bake in a 140°C oven overnight.
- The next morning: The meat must literally be falling off the bones. Cut into bite size pieces and add the gravy made from the pan juices. Season as desired.
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The Pie:
Layer the following:
- Fried onions
- Fried mushrooms
- Fried cooked green beans
- Chopped pre- soaked dried peaches
- Chopped baby marrow
- Meat in the sauce
Place in an oven dish, top with mashed potato.
Place in 140°C oven for 20 minutes.
Enjoy with Overgaauw Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon, or Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot.
My own Mussel Soup
INGREDIENTS
(serves 6)
60 Fresh Black Mussels
100g garlic butter
1 L Mussel stock
1 L Crayfish stock/ Fish stock
300g Chopped onions
100g Flour
100ml Cream
Sylvaner according to taste
Salt and Pepper as desired
Chopped Parsley
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Melt the garlic butter, add onions and fry until glassy. Add flour and stir until smooth. Slowly add the stock, continue to stir while heating until boiling point. Taste and add Sylvaner to taste, Add the mussels and leave to cool. Leave in fridge overnight. Reheat and add the cream just prior to serving.
Enjoy with chilled Overgaauw Sylvaner, you won't find a better match for your mussels
Springbok knuckle stew/pot
Place the knuckles in an oven pan and grill in the oven until brown and remove from oven.
Fry onions carrots and celery with the bacon in a pan, remove from stove and add nutmeg, coriander, cloves and garlic and toss over the grilled meat.
Mix a packet of oxtail soup according to instructions on the packet and pour over the meat and vegetables.
Place in a 160°C oven for +/- 3 hours until the meat is soft.
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Remove the meat from the oven pan leaving the gravy behind.
In a separate oven dish place the peeled pickle onions, button mushrooms, diced dried peaches and the peeled and cubed potatoes. Leave in a 180°C oven until cooked.
Leave to cool overnight and add to the also cooled down meat the next morning. Place back into the oven until warmed through
Enjoy with Overgaauw Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon, Shepherd's Cottage Pinotage Rosé
(I use the same basic recipe when making oxtail)
Mushroom Soup
Fry chopped onions and chopped fresh cultivated or wild mushrooms in garlic butter and a little grape seed oil. (or olive oil) until cooked.
Add some flour to make a thick roux.
Gradually stir in equal measures of mushroom stock, beef stock and milk.
Stir until the soup is smooth.
Boil over a low heat for about 20 min.
Add some freshly ground pepper.
Liquidize and add some cream to taste.
Mushroom stock: I used dried wild mushrooms which I rehydrated with boiling water, but you can get mushroom stock cubes in selected supermarkets. I halved the beef stock with vegetable stock (Ina Paarman). The more fresh mushrooms you use the better the taste. Any soup is always better the next day!
Enjoy with Overgaauw Merlot, Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. |
