![\"\"](\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/04\/BullBrandXChefLentswe-1-400x268.jpg\")
<\/p>\nWhile you sit and plan your next family feast, perhaps consider these lekker, classically South African recipes with a twist, conjured up by celebrity Chef Lentswe Bhengu, featuring Bull Brand Corned Meat.<\/p>\n
These recipes are quick and easy to prepare, so less time is needed attending to the pots and more time left to create some wholesome memories with the family.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Mammas Vetkoek stuffed with Chakalaka Corned Meat<\/strong> INGREDIENTS<\/strong> (Serves 6) METHOD<\/strong> Vetkoek: Gogo\u2019s Cottage Pie<\/strong> INGREDIENTS<\/strong> (Servs 4-6)
\nNothing says comfort food better than a warm vetkoek and with the addition of Chakalaka Corned Meat, you\u2019re in for a real treat.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nChakalaka Corned MeatFilling:
\n\u2022 3Tbs Vegetable Oil
\n\u2022 1 medium onion, chopped
\n\u2022 3 cloves garlic, crushed
\n\u2022 \u00bd Tsp Cayenne Pepper
\n\u2022 2 cans Bull Brand Chakalaka Corned Meat
\n\u2022 2Tbs Barbeque Spice
\n\u2022 2 cups chopped vegetables (use whatever you have in the fridge — celery, beans, sweet potato, carrot) OR 2 cups drained Rhodes Quality Mixed Vegetable
\n\u2022 Salt & Pepper to taste Vetkoek:
\n\u2022 1 kg flour, plus extra for dusting
\n\u2022 120g sugar
\n\u2022 1 10g Sachet Instant Yeast
\n\u2022 2Tbs Oil
\n\u2022 1Tbs Salt
\n\u2022 1l warm water, keep 1 cup extra (if dough is too stiff)
\n\u2022 Vegetable oil, for deep frying<\/p>\n
\nChakalaka Corned Meat filling:
\n\u2022 Heat the oil, in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
\n\u2022 Season with salt and pepper.
\n\u2022 Add the onion, cayenne pepper and garlic and saut\u00e9 until the onion softens
\n\u2022 Add the corned meat, breaking it up with a spoon.
\n\u2022 Cook for 5 minutes until browned
\n\u2022 Stir in the barbeque spice and cook for one minute.
\n\u2022 Add chopped vegetables and peas, stirring until cooked through.
\n\u2022 Check seasoning.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Mix the flour, sugar, yeast, oil, salt and warm water.
\n\u2022 Add extra water only if necessary. Knead thoroughly, then allow to prove for 30 minutes until double in original size (this will take longer on a cold day).
\n\u2022 Dust a tray with flour.
\n\u2022 Scoop up handfuls of dough and roll into balls. Place the vetkoek on the tray and allow to rise until doubled in size.
\n\u2022 Heat the oil in a deep saucepan.
\n\u2022 Deep fry a few vetkoek at a time (do not a lot of balls at the same time)
\n\u2022 Keep turning the balls after every 2 minutes.
\n\u2022 Check the vetkoek after 10 minutes \u2013 they should have risen to the top of the oil. Drain on kitchen paper until ready to serve.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/04\/Bull-Brand_MamasVetkoek-400x267.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\nA popular dish, with a Gogo twist, that will serve spoonfuls of happiness for the whole family.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 2 cans Bull Brand Corned Meat
\n\u2022 1 pkt Potatoes, cleaned with skins on (for mash)
\n\u2022 2 Onions, chopped
\n\u2022 2 Cloves Garlic, chopped
\n\u2022 1 Red Pepper, chopped
\n\u2022 2 Tbs Tomato Paste
\n\u2022 15ml Worcestershire Sauce
\n\u2022 1Tbs Mixed Herbs
\n\u2022 1 cup Frozen Mixed Veggies
\n\u2022 3 Carrots, grated
\n\u2022 1tsp Baking Powder (optional)
\n\u2022 100ml milk
\n\u2022 Salt & White Pepper to taste<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/04\/Bull-Brand_GogosCottagePie-400x267.jpg\")
<\/p>\n