Grilling Recipes - Braai4heritage Day

Pack out your grilling recipes, summer is here and what better way to celebrate this than to have a whole day dedicated to this age old South African tradition. On Thursday 24 September, it is Braai4 heritage Day here in South Africa....and this is what their website says:

" Braai4heritage" is an initiative that calls all South Africans to actively celebrate their common heritage by braaing on Heritage Day, 24 September. After all, braaing is a deep-rooted tradition in South Africa that cuts across all demographic groups."

The word "braai" (pronounced - Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbrɑe.flæɪs], English: /ˈbraɪfleɪs/) is Afrikaans for barbecue, grilling, outdoor roasting generally cooking that is done on an open fire. Grilling, braaing or having a barbecue is a social event and although I have had many grilling sessions on my own before I married, sharing this tradition with friends and family is just the best. Here in South Africa you are often invited to a "bring-and-braai" which means everyone brings what they want to eat and we share a lovely meal.
We will be traveling on Thursday so I prepared our Braai4heritage meal last night and this is what we had!

Grilled lamb chops and boerewors

For my lamb chops I use a simple marinade of lemon, olive oil, mint and garlic. The "Boerewors" you might remember from previous posts.

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Pork twisters

...and never forget the ultimate "braai broodjie" or Grilled sandwich.




A grilled sandwich in our house means good bread ( in this case potato bread), tomato, onion and cheese...and just because I can, I added some rocket. If you need any more recipes, just drop me a line and I will be happy to assist.