Vetkoek & Mince

Name: Vetkoek & Mince
Ingredients: VETKOEK; 1 cup of normal flour (250ml); 1/2 cup of water; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 egg; 1/4 teaspoon of salt; Vegetable oil to deep fry dough balls; MINCE; 250g lean beef mince; 1/2 onion (chopped); 1 medium potato (chopped into squares) use to bulk up recipe, don't use if you have lots of mince; 1/2 can of mixed veg (potato.carrot,peas, etc) The square cut variety; 1 tablespoon of curry (medium); 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric; 500ml water or chicken stock; 1 tablespoon of tomato paste

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January 25, 2010

Little dough balls with mince

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Ingredients

Instructions

STEP 1:

MINCE

STEP 2:

1. Fry mince in saucepan or pot till brown

STEP 3:

onion

potato

tomato

tomato paste

2. Add onions, potato’s, veg, spices, tomato paste and water

STEP 4:

3. Bring to the boil and leave to simmer till most of the water is gone. (mince shouldn’t be saucy) ans set aside when done

STEP 5:

STEP 6:

VETKOEK (Dumpling type balls)

STEP 7:

1. Sift dry ingredients into bowl

STEP 8:

2. Whisk egg separately and add to dry ingredients.

STEP 9:

3. Stir with spoon and add 1/2cup of water. (125ml)

STEP 10:

4. Stir well

STEP 11:

STEP 12:

Dough should be sticky but not too runny or too firm

STEP 13:

Heat oil in saucepan, should be about 8 cm deep of oil. (Medium heat)

STEP 14:

Spoon one table spoon of dough into oil and fry on both sides will brown. Drain on some kitchen paper and test to see if it’s cooked through.

STEP 15:

Pierce with knife, should come out clean.

STEP 16:

If it is cooked through without being burnt on the outside your oil is the right temperature.

STEP 17:

Fry the rest of the dough. Spoon less for smaller balls and more for bigger ones.

STEP 18:

Test each one to ensure that it is cooked.

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