Tomato bredie / tamatie bredie
March 30, 2011 in Uncategorized
Now this has to be the number one most eaten meal during my childhood. Between my mom and gran, we were guarenteed to eat tomato bredie at least twice a week, summer or winter. After school, we’d come home to the glorious smell of bredie on the go and hear the pressure cooker going wild in the kitchen. We never grew tired of it. How could we with tender lamb knuckles, soft potatoes and sweet tomato sauce. The best part was sucking all the marrow out of the bones. Ah good times!
So, if you feel like some nostalgia in your life, make a pot of this today! Perfect for this wintery weather we are having.
TOMATO BREDIE – traditional South African mutton and tomato stew
You will need:
15 ml (1 tbs) canola oil
1 kg lamb knuckles or stewing lamb or traditional mutton
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 chilli, seeds removed and chopped(optional)
1 cm peeled ginger, grated
2 onions, finely sliced
2 ml(1/2 tsp) ground coriander
2 sticks cinnamon
+- 500 ml (2 cups) beef or mutton stock
60 ml (1/4 cup) tomato paste
30 ml ( 2 tbs) sugar (less or more according to your taste – I like it sweet)
4 -6 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
salt and pepper to taste
In a large pot, brown the meat in the hot oil, remove from the pot and set aside.
Gently saute the onions with the garlic, chilli, ginger, coriander and cinnamon until soft and fragrant.
Add the meat back into the pot as well as the stock, paste and sugar.
Cover and bring to the boil. Add the potatoes and simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours. Cook for 45 minutes in a pressure cooker.
Season well.
Serve with fluffy white rice and garnish with fresh italian parsley.
Thicken with a bit of corn flour paste if there is too much liquid.
Enjoy!
C xx
sharonsmit said on March 30, 2011
Cant wait for winter to come now – comfy warm stews and casseroles for all!
Zabwan said on March 30, 2011
It’s still too hot in our neck of the woods, but tomato bredie is on my wishlist for winter food for sure. I love your recipe, Carey – chilli – yum, what a good addition!
Foodandthefab said on March 30, 2011
This is just the weather for this- winter makes the food lover (and fashionista- that would be, wanna be)in me really excited!. Love your pic Carey.
BITSOFCAREY said on March 30, 2011
thanks love, I love winter, we have an excuse to eat comfort food everyday
BITSOFCAREY said on March 30, 2011
Thanks Zab, it must be driving you nuts seeing all this comfort food and you still melting away in the heat!! hope it gets cooler soon x
BITSOFCAREY said on March 30, 2011
amen! x
Sous-Chef said on March 30, 2011
I’m looking forward to the cooler weather, as Zabwan says, we are still warm up here. This looks so tasty.
pinkpolkadot said on March 30, 2011
My family just looooove tomato bredie – winter or summer!!I will definitely try your version – it looks delicious and hot!!
andrepi said on March 31, 2011
This is what i call “real food’ !
BITSOFCAREY said on March 31, 2011
thanks Sue!
BITSOFCAREY said on March 31, 2011
Thanks Pinks, my mom and gran didnt add chillies, but I add it for extra “warmth” he he. have a good nite x
BITSOFCAREY said on March 31, 2011
thanks for stopping by, glad you approve!