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The Imperial African Cookery Book is the first book to describe the unique cuisines of English-speaking communities in Africa.

Jeppestown Press thanks the following for their assistance in creating this book and for the donation of the occasional recipe:

Yvonne and David Anderson-Bassey

Joan Beech

Helen Burt and the Commission for Racial Equality

Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Makuwerere Bwititi and the Chronicle, Bulawayo

John Conyngham and the Natal Witness

Marilyn Eaton and the Gauteng PDSA

Vera Elderkin

Gillian Forbes and Who’s Who of Southern Africa

Dominic Gibbs and the Cayzer Trust Company

Russell Hadley and Meikles Hotel, Harare

Adelaine and Peter Hain

Chenjerai Hove

Jock and Doreen Hutton

Lord Joffe

Dr Roger Leakey

Prue Leith and the Prue Leith Chef’s Academy, Prue Leith Restaurant and Prue Leith Chef’s Studio, Centurion, Gauteng.

Celia Mandlate and the Automovel Touring Club of Mozambique

Monica Mason

Wilf Mbanga

Festus Mogae

J. M. Ndegwa and Nairobi City Council

Matthew Parris

Rupert Pennant-Rea

Christopher Purvis

Jeff F. Ramsay and the Office of the President of the Republic of Botswana

Barbara and Tim Saben

William Saffery

John Sentamu, Archbishop of York

Sally Silius

Trevor Southey

Sylvester Stein

William Tekede and the National Archives of Zimbabwe, Harare

Sheila Ware



A list of contents follows, including all recipes:



Introduction 9
British people in Africa 15
Indigenous cookery 19
African food overseas 23
Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi 27
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania 37
West Africa 45
Mozambique and Angola 51
South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho 55
Ingredients 61
Fruits and vegetables 63
Herbs and spices 68
Herbs and spices 69
Meat, fish, game and poultry 79
Dry goods 83
Equipment 85
Provisions 94
Culture and etiquette 99
Soups, snacks, starters and savouries 109
Chilled lime and avocado soup 110
Sorrel soup 111
Peanut soup 112
Ground nut soup 114
Butternut and apple soup 116
Caldo verde (green kale soup) 117
Mulligatawny soup 118
Orange and tomato soup 119
Green mielie soup 122
Sugar bean soup 123
Kebobs 124
Pasteis de bacalhau 126
Indian toast 128
Boiled ostrich egg 129
Hot smoked salmon on toast 130
Kedgeree 131
Ostrich egg cheese omelette 132
Scotch woodcock 133
Scotch toast 134
Chopped or gehackte herring 135
Beef biltong 136
Tassal 138
Pickled fish 139
Bulawayo savoury 141
Main courses 142
Aubergine casserole with cheese 144
Fish frikkadels 146
Zambezi fish bobotie 147
Lobster Thermidor 149
Hake and slap chips 151
Bean curry 153
Banana curry 155
Mauritian fish stew 156
Gesmoorde vis (Smothered fish) 157
Fish breyani 159
Mozambique prawns 161
Zanzibar fish stew 162
L.M. prawns 163
Shrimp omelette 164
Malay chicken curry 168
Chicken in cashew sauce 170
Pullau chicken 172
Chicken casserole with cumin 174
Peri-peri chicken 175
Ashanti chicken 176
Chicken pie 179
Guinea fowl casserole 180
Grilled guinea fowl with orange 182
Braised pigeons with cherries 184
Guinea fowl with cream 187
Giraffe sausage 188
Venison casserole 190
Braised neck of venison with peaches 192
Frikkadels 193
Frikkadel curry 197
Stewed oxtail 199
Sosaties 200
Bobotie 202
Boerewors 204
Beef and lemon casserole 206
Stuffed pawpaw 207
Denningvleis 208
Pienang curry 209
Skilpadjie 210
Dutch roast beef 212
Monkey gland steaks 214
Mincemeat curry 215
Goan pork vindalho 217
Bunny chow 219
Smoorvleis 220
Durban meat curry 222
Swart suur 223
Snyboontjies (green bean) bredie 225
Cabbage bredie 227
Tomato bredie 228
Waterblommetjie bredie 229
Lamb xacuti 231
Steak cooked in milk 233
Lamb breyani 235
Stewed trotters 237
Pork stew with cockles 238
A selection of salads, sauces and other accompaniments 240
Potato salad 242
Red cabbage with bacon 243
Victoria Falls bacon and mielie fritters 246
Lentil cakes 247
Peanut stuffing 251
Glazed sweet potatoes 252
Irio 253
Coriander and mint chutney 255
Leipoldt’s curry paste 256
Peri-peri sauce 258
Fried pawpaw 260
Yellow rice I 261
Yellow rice II 262
Coconut rice 263
Sweet potato fritters 264
Sorrel and spinach salad 265
Cucumber salad 266
Quince sambal 267
Apple sambal 268
Cucumber sambal 269
Traditional blatjang 270
Puddings 271
‘Miss Tilsley’ 272
Chocolate Sunday pudding 274
Watermelon and lime sh
erbet 277
Baked pineapple pudding 279
Mock apple pie 280
Sutlach 281
Mango and granadilla     Charlotte 282
Granadilla Pavlova 285
Banana and wineberry fool 289
Torta de laranja (orange torte) 291
Bread pudding 293
Melktert 294
Baked plum-duff 296
Baked lemon pudding 297
Depression pudding 298
Baked tropical fruit pudding 300
Rice pudding 301
Christmas pudding ice cream 302
Malva pudding 305
Cape bread and butter pudding 307
Lemon meringue pie 308
Butterscotch pears 309
Baked custard pudding 310
Cape brandy pudding 311
Banana tart 313
Apricot and vanilla soufflé 314
Baked banana pudding 316
Granadilla (passion fruit) ice cream 317
Bread, cakes and biscuits 319
Sour dough yeast bread 320
Sourdough yeast starter 324
Ashkoek 326
Roosterkoek (or rooster-koekies) 327
Mosbrood 328
Mosbolletjies 329
Carrot and mielie meal bread 330
Rusks 332
Malay roti 334
Indian roti 336
Vetkoek 338
Honey loaf 340
Cassava fairy cakes 341
Koeksisters 343
Fruit cake 346
Glacé fruit triem 349
Rhodes and Founders loaf 352
Spiced honey loaf 353
Apple cake 356
Soetkoekies (sweet biscuits) 357
Krapkoekies 358
Honey biscuits 362
Chocolate cakes 365
Herzoggies or Herzog cookies 366
Teiglach 367
Butter biscuits 369
Banana loaf 370
Saboera biscuits 371
Preserves, confectionery and drinks 373
Tablet 374
Pineapple fudge 375
Banana jam 376
Pawpaw jam 378
Naartjie preserve 379
Quince preserve 381
Green fig preserve 383
Citron preserve 385
Orange preserve 387
Marula jelly 390
Brandy and ginger 391
Van der Hum 392
Advokaat 394
Dom Pedro 395
Amarula Pedro 396
MalaMala 398
Lemonade 402
Pink gin 403
Dawa 404
Coconut lassi 405
Ginger tea 406
Rooibos tea 408
Iced spiced rooibos tea 409
Vanilla rooibos tea 411
Braaivleis and barbecues 413
Names 417
Food suppliers 419
Restaurants and cafes 422
Illustrations 423
Bibliography 424
Acknowledgements 432