2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019 81

BRAAIEDMACKERELWITH

HORSERADISHANDBEETROOT

ULTIMATE BRAAIGUIDE

Cook’snote:Servewiththickslicesof

braai-grilledbutteredsourdoughtoast.

HEALTH-CONSCIOUS

WINE:WoolworthsDiemersdal

GrenacheRosé 2019

DIYSWEETCHILLI-AND-

LIMELIGHTLYSMOKED

SNOEK

“Apricotsnoekisalwaysgoingtobea firm

favouritebutsometimesI liketochangeit

upa littlewiththisnewrecipe.Theflavour

ofthesmokedsnoekreallycomesthrough–

andthere’sa vibranthitofheatattheend.”

BRAAIED MACKEREL
WITH HORSERADISH
AND BEETROOT

“If you don’t want to braai whole mackerel,
use Woolies’ skin-on mackerel fillets instead.
Prepare them in the same way as below, but
braai them for 1–2 minutes on the skin side,
then quickly on the flesh side for 10 seconds.”

Serves 4
EASY
Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes

baby beetroot 16, cleaned
balsamic vinegar 2 T
garlic 4 cloves
fresh thyme 5 g
sea salt and freshly ground black
pepper, to taste

Woolworthshorseradish1–2T
crèmefraîche½tub
lemon,forserving
Woolworthsfreshwholemackerel
4,cleaned
oliveoil4 T
freshdill,torn,forserving
watercress,forserving

1 Make2 separatetinfoilparcelsandfill
eachparcelwiththebeetroot,some
halvedandothersleftwhole.Drizzle
withthebalsamic,addthegarlicand
thyme,thenseason.Sealtheparcels.
2 Placeovermediumcoalsfor 40 minutes,
oruntiltenderandcaramelised.Foldthe
horseradishintothecrèmefraîche,season
andadda squeezeoflemonjuice.Set
asideforserving. 3 Brushthemackerel
witholiveoilandgrillskinsidedownover
hotcoalsorona gasbraaifor1–2minutes
untilslightlycrispyandbrowned.Turn
overtocooktheotherside. 4 Remove
fromtheheatanddrizzlewitholiveoil,
tearoverthedillandseason.Servewith
thebeetroot,horseradishcrèmefraîche
andwatercress.

Serves 4

EASY

GREAT VALUE

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 35 minutes

For the sweet chilli sauce:

caster sugar 200 g

Woolworths red Serenade chillies

4, finely chopped

sea salt 1 T

lemongrass 1 stalk, halved and bruised

white wine vinegar 2 T

limes 2, zested

“If you don’t want

to braai whole

mackerel, feel free to

use Woolies’ skin-on

mackerel fillets”