2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

TABLE TALK

Braaidessertsshouldalwaysinclude?
Slicedstonefruitlightlygrilled,thentopped
withhoney,nutsandGreekyoghurt.
Guestsatyourhousearealways
served?Pinotage – it’s my husband’s
favourite.

PearlOliver-Mbumba

SOMMELIER,ONE&ONLYCAPETOWN

Yournumberonebraaitipple?
AbsolutelyTheChocolateBlock.
MyfamilyandI lovebigflavourfulsteaks
bothonandoffthebone,andit’sthe
perfectjuicywinewithopulentfruitand
a greattanninstructure.
ThisHeritageDayyou’llbebraaiing?
Forstarterswe’llhavesometunafillets.
Thenwe’llmoveontoWoolies’Moroccan
rib-eyeporksteaksandGrabouwboerewors.
Nobraaiisthesamewithout?
Wood.Always.It addstotheflavour
ofyourmeat.I alsolivebycassava,a root
vegnativetotheDemocraticRepublic
ofCongo,wheremyhusbandis from.
Andneverforgetthebeer.

BertusBasson

WINELANDSCHEF(OVERTURE,SPEK
ENBONE,EIKE,DEVRIJEBURGER)

OnHeritageDayyou’llbedrinking?
DefinitelytheDiemersdalSauvignon
Blanc.It’sa fantasticexampleofa fruit-
drivenSauvignonBlancperfectforsummer
anda greatmatchforfreshfishonthegrid.
Yoursecrettotheperfectfire?
A combinationofcharcoalandwood.
Who’sonyourultimateguest list?
BruceSpringsteen,JanBraai,
HunterKennedyandKarenDudley.
Yourbring‘n’braaimusts?
Lotsofwineanda basketofveggies
fromourgardenasa gifttothehost.
Anymajorbraaidisastersyou
caretoreveal?ManyyearsagoI badly
overcookedworsforboereworsrolls
becauseI dranktoomuchwine.
Wejusthadtogrinandbearit.

AbigailDonnelly

TASTEFOODDIRECTOR

Asummerbraaiisn’tthesame
withouta bottleof...DeWetshof
LimestoneHillChardonnay.Itscitrusy
freshness is a great match for grilled octopus,

myall-timefavouritethingtocookover

thecoals(findtherecipeattaste.co.za).

Yoursecrettotheperfectfire?

Don’tneglectthecoals– theymustnever

losetheirmomentum.

What’sinyourbring‘n’braaicooler

bag?Alwayssosaties.I’mforevercoming

upwithnewideas.Therumpskewer

(page64)is myfavouriteforsummer2019.

Yourall-timebestbraaiside?

MyhusbandTerry’sfluffy sweetcorn fritters.

I can’tresistthem!

KatlegoMlambo

CHEF,THEMARABICLUB,JOBURG

Thewineyouwanttobedrinking

whenthefire’slit?I’ma bigfanof

TheChocolateBlock.Itsspicynotes

supportedbyripeplumandblackfruitdo

verywellwiththesmokinessofbraaiedmeat.

What’sitsbestpartneronthecoals?

Lambchopsseasonedwithrosemary,chilli

and garlic.Braaibroodjies would also match.

Yourfavouritebraaisideofalltime?

Youcan’tgowrongwitha tangypotato

salad(becheekyandaddsomecrispy

bacon),anda goodchakalaka.

Yourgo-torecipe?Mygranmakesan

amazingchillisauce(therecipeis a family

secret)that’sgreatwithbraaiedchicken

thighs...allI cansayis,delish!

Yourfavouritedessert?S’mores

withpeanutbutter– winningcombo.

Yourbiggestbraaisuccess?

I oncemadea smokedpaprika-and-maple

syrupspatchcockchickenwitha sideof

coleslawwitha bourbon-and-misomayo.

It wasa winner.

Anydisastersyoucaretoreveal?

I washostingsomefriendsfora chilled

braaiandoneofthembroughtoverhis

home-mademarinade.Ingoodfaith,

I didn’ttasteit andproceededtocoverall

themeatinit.Fourhourslater,thefirewas

readyandit wastimetobraai.Needless

tosay,themarinadewasnot good. At all.

So we ate pizza instead.

TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019 45

THISMONTH’SWINEMAKER

IS...MRPINOTAGE

InTASTE’sfirstprofileofthewinemakersbehind

Woolies’Signaturerange,thelegendaryBeyers

TruterofBeyersklooftalksabouttheSignature

Pinotage(R169.99)andhisfavouritebraaitips

Notmanypeopleknowthatthe

SignaturePinotageisa classic.

It’smadefromgrapeschosenfrom

a fewselectvineyardblocksthatwe

thinkarebestforthistop-tierwine,

whichis fullofdarkfruitflavours.

PinotageisSA’sbest-keptsecret

because,contrarytowhatmostpeople

think,it’sthemostbalancedredyouget,

evenwhenit’sfull-bodied.Compare

a youngPinotagewitha youngCabernet

Sauvignon– thePinotagewillalways

besofterandmoreeasy-drinking.

TheSignaturePinotageisa great

braaiwine.Drinkit withgrilled

thick-cutsteaks,chopsandgame.

Oneofmyfavouritethingsto

braaiissnoek.I mixhalfoliveoil,half

whitePinotage(Beyerkloof’sChenin/

Pinotageblend),garlicandlemonjuice

ina bottleanduseit tobastethefish.

Wehavea 30-seatertableinthecellar

andI lovenothingmorethanhaving

a mealtherewithmywholefamilyand

bestfriends,includingmybrotherand

winemakersNeilEllisandKevinArnold,

whoarealsojustlikefamilytome.

TheWoolworthsSignaturerangeofwinesis a

collaborationbetweensomeofSA’stopwinemakers

andWoolieswineselectorAllanMullins.