On Sunday locals celebrated the highly anticipated milestone Sappi/Lowvelder Mother’s Day Concert in the Lowveld National Botanical Gardens.
This year’s event was a wonderfully relaxing afternoon that celebrated the Lowveld’s mothers.
Sappi’s 80th and Lowvelder‘s 130th birthdays were also celebrated.
Sunday’s VIP guests sipped on Durbanville Wines’ delicious rosé while enjoying an astounding performance by the University of Pretoria’s symphony orchestra. The experts at Durbanville Wines shared their expertise with Nelspruit Post by making a few suggestions on how their sparkling rosé can be enjoyed.
“Rosé is one of the most versatile wines to pair with food,” said public relations officer Linda Christensen. “Durbanville’s rosé has a gorgeous coral hue. It has a delicious combination of raspberries, cherries, strawberries and berry compote.”According to Christensen, the ultimate pairing for Durbanville Hills’s Merlot dry rosé is paella, especially when adding a good helping of saffron.
Cellar master Martin Moore, a keen cook, shared his fool-proof paella recipe which he makes on the braai but would work equally well on the stove.
The wine is available nationwide at supermarkets and liquor outlets for about R49.
Paella:
• Two tbsp olive oil
• Two tbsp grape seed oil
• One large chopped onion
• Three cloves finely chopped garlic
• One green pepper, roughly chopped
• Two punnets of large brown mushrooms, roughly chopped
• Five cups parboiled rice
• One tbsp salt
• One tbsp freshly ground black pepper
• One tsp turmeric powder
• 300g fresh or frozen peas
• One litre chicken or fish stock
Seafood (mix to own taste) or use frozen seafood mix
• Black mussels
• Prawns
• Clams
• Shrimps
• Two deboned and cubed fish fillets
Method
– Heat the oil in a paella pan or other flat pan over medium-hot coals. Add the onion, garlic, green pepper and mushrooms and fry until the onions are translucent. Add the rice and half the stock and mix thoroughly. Cook for 30 minutes, continuously adding stock to prevent burning. Add all the other ingredients and simmer until cooked.
