Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy
Serve immediately with onion gravy or fresh tomato sauce with basil, and a green vegetable.
Dinka's Cookbook
Tried and Tested Recipes
Meat Dishes
Dalmatinska Pasticada
Serve with freshly boiled fettucini, into which some of the gravy has been stirred.
A Simple Breyani
The only authentic thing about this recipe is that the rice and meat is cooked together, but it is much simpler than a real breyani,
Simple Meatloaf
Not a bad meatloaf, but very ordinary compared to Aunt Sally! Serve with Tomato-Pepper Sauce, potatoes and a green vegetable or salad.
Real Beef Stroganov
Serve as soon as possible – it doesn’t improve with keeping – with mashed potatoes (garlic, if possible) and a green vegetable or salad.
Sosaties
Sosaties may be made any size – from full king-size meal portions to the daintiest cocktail sosaties.
Aunt Sally’s Meatloaf
Serve warm with parsley potatoes, a green vegetable and a fresh tomato sauce. It is also delicious served cold,
Mock Lasagne
Sounds complicated, but it isn’t – may be made ahead and cooked when needed, but it seems to taste even better reheated
Lamb and Tomato Koftas
This is an excellent recipe for informal entertaining, and can also be served as cocktail finger food – in which case use whole cocktail tomatoes and only 2 meatballs per skewer.
Moroccan Lamb Kebabs with Aioli
Warm and spicy, a taste of North Africa. Sautéed Potatoes with Prunes and Apples and a salad go very well with these kebabs.
Sauerbraten
This pot roast freezes very well – sauce and meat separate, but only add the sour cream/yoghurt to the sauce when reheating. Slice the meat and reheat it, sliced in the completed sauce.
Pesto Lamb Casserole
Serve with rice or mashed potatoes and vegetables. This tastes even better cooked ahead and reheated – a really easy, very delicious casserole!
Bobotie
All South African. Don’t be intimidated by the long list of ingredients. It is actually quite simple. Serve with plain or yellow rice and sambals.
Hungarian Goulash
Perfect for a cold winter day. Serve with Savoury Rice Pudding and a green vegetable or salad.
Oven Baked Monkeygland Steak
A novel way of preparing steak. Now not only the preserve of restaurants. Serve with a green vegetable, or a crisp salad, and potatoes.
