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Swazi Babotie

This is a traditional Swazi recipe for a spiced meat meatloaf that's finished by baking it under a spiced custard. While S made the Malva Pudding for dessert, D, R, and D made the main dish for our feast from Swaziland. Ingredients 1 lb organic grassfed beef, ground 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced 1 leek, trimmed and thinly sliced olive oil 1 T curry powder 1/2 t ground turmeric 1/2 t ground, smoked paprika freshly ground salt and pepper, to taste 3 T ketchup 3 T apricot jam 7 eggs, lightly beaten 1 C fresh chopped herbs + 2 T for garnish (we used a mixture of parsley, cilantro, and oregano) ½ C organic whole milk Procedure Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large frying pan, heat a splash of olive oil and cook the fennel and leeks until translucent and softened Add in the meat and cook until completely browned. Season with spices and stir in the ketchup and jam.  Spoon the mixture into a well-greased, oven-proof dish. Then c ombine th...

Malva Pudding {Swaziland}

Tonight, to go along with our tabletop travel to Swaziland, S made a Malva Pudding while I made the caramel sauce. Ah. Mazing.  Malva pudding is a sweet pudding that contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelized texture. A cream sauce - or a caramel sauce - is poured over it while it is still hot; we went for the caramel. Ingredients Pudding 3/4 C organic granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 T apricot jam  ½ C flour (we used whole wheat pastry flour) 1 t baking soda 1/2 t salt (we used a vanilla salt) 1/3 C whole milk 1 t apple cider vinegar 1T butter, melted + some for greasing pan Sauce 7 T butter 1/3 C organic granulated sugar 1 C organic heavy cream 1 t pure vanilla extract Procedure Pudding Line a baking dish with parchment paper and butter generously. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar and eggs. Beat until thick and lemon-colored.  Mix in the apricot jam and beat again. ...