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#WFD- Mince & beans with vetkoek

This dish is considered a traditional South African dish.

POLOKWANE – Ah, the humble vetkoek.

The South African favorite is a traditional fried dough bread either served filled with cooked mince or with syrup, honey, or jam.

Ingredients

  1. 1.5 x cups warm water
  2. 1 x sachet instant yeast (10 ml)
  3. 2 x tsp salt
  4. 2 x tsp sugar
  5. 5 x cups cake flour
  6. 2 x tbsp oil
  7. oil (for frying)
  8. 1 x tbsp cooking oil
  9. 1 x onion, chopped
  10. 1 x green pepper, chopped
  11. 400g beef mince
  12. 1 x tin baked beans in tomato sauce
  13. 1.5 x cups water
  14. 1 x KNORR Beef Stock Cube
  15. 2 x tbsp KNORR Rich Beef & Tomato Soup

Method

  1. To make the vetkoek: Stir the sugar into the water and add the yeast
  2. Sieve the cake flour and salt into a bowl
  3. Add the oil to the yeast mixture
  4. Mix the yeast mixture into the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon
  5. Work into a soft dough adding more flour if needed
  6. Turn the dough onto a surface and knead for 10 minutes until elastic and not sticky
  7. Place in an oiled bowl, cover and leave to rise for 30 minutes in a warm place
  8. Turn dough onto a surface, knock back, flatten and cut into 6cm square pieces
  9. Deep fry until golden brown
  10. To make the mince: In a pan, fry the onion and green pepper in oil until soft
  11. Add the mince and fry until it is well browned
  12. Add baked beans, water and Knorr Beef Stock Cube, stir well, bring to the boil and then allow to simmer for 15 minutes
  13. Just before done mix the KNORR Rich Beef & Tomato Soup with 4 tablespoons of water to make a smooth paste then add it to the pot and allow to simmer for 2 minutes
  14. stirring continuously until thickened
  15. Serve with hot vetkoek

This recipe was provided by What’s for Dinner.

raeesak@nmgroup.co.za

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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