2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

BREAD-AND-BUTTER

PUDDING

“Thiswasa favouriteonFrankSwainston’s

menuatConstantiaUitsiginthemid90s

(whenI workedthereasa barman).

I convincedDesireePrice,thepastrychef

atthetime,to share this recipe with me.”

Serves 8

EASY

GREATVALUE

Preparation:1 day(ifserving cold)

1 hour(ifservinghot)

Cooking: 30 minutes

milk2½cups

cream2½cups

vanillapods2,split(or 2–3 t vanilla paste)

castersugar 300 g

largefree-rangeeggs 6

butter 80 g,melted

softrollsorslicesofwhitebread

(preferablya dayold) 8

sultanasa large handful, soaked overnight

inwhiskyorbrandy

apricotjamormarmalade 150 g

cream or ice cream,for serving

1 Preheattheovento200°C.Placethe

milk,creamandvanillapodsina saucepan

andbringtotheboil. 2 Beatthecaster

sugarandeggsuntilcreamy.Veryslowly

addthehotvanilla-creammixturetothe

eggsandsugar,beatingcontinually,until

incorporated. 3 Greasea deepovenproof

dishwithsomeofthebutter.Brushthe

rollsorbreadwiththeremainingbutter.

Layerthebutteredrolls/breadinthedish,

sprinklingeachlayerwithsultanas. 4 Pour

overthecustard,ensuringallthebreadis

submerged.Allowtosoakforatleastan

hourbeforebaking.Thepuddingwillpuff

upa bitwhilebaking,sotakecarenotto

overfillthedishandleavea smallspace

atthetop. 5 Placethedishina largerpan

andfillhalfwaywithboilingwater.Bake

onthemiddlerackoftheovenfor30–40

minutes, or until dark brown and crispy on

1 Trimanysinewfromthefilletandseason
generously.Rubwitha generousglugof
oliveoilandchoppedrosemary.Marinate
overnightinthefridge.Allowtocometo
roomtemperaturebeforebraaiing. 2 Braai
oververyhotcoalsfor25–30minutes,or
untilmediumrare.Avoidhandlingthe
meattoomuch,butdocheckit oftenfor
“give”untilcookedtoyourpreference.
3 Removefromthebraai,coverintinfoil
andallowtorestforatleast 10 minutesor
longerbeforecarving.Youshouldhavea
nicelybrownedandcaramelisedfilletwith
a rangefromraretomediumthroughthe
lengthofthefillet.Thefilletwillcontinue
cookingwhileresting,soremoveit from
thefireearliertopreventovercooking.
Youcanalwaysreturnit tothefiretocook
fur ther. 4 Sliceinto2 cm-widepiecesand
servewithbrownedbutterandsalsaverde.
CARB-CONSCIOUS, WHEAT- AND
GLUTEN-FREE
WINE:AABadenhorst Secateurs
Red 2018

22 TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019

SUNDAY BRAAI

VANILLAICECREAM

WITHKUMQUAT

PRESERVE