DINNER IN 140 MINUTES
PANTRY-FRIENDLY
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Step 1
Season the meat and brown it in batches in the oil in a heavy pot. Lift it out.
DINNER IN 140 MINUTES
PANTRY-FRIENDLY
LAMB · DINNER
Tomato Bredie
Slow-cooked South African tomato bredie: lamb or mutton stewed with tomatoes, onions and potatoes until tender. Serves 6.
Total time140 min
YieldServes 6
DietNo specific diet
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Step 2
Fry the onions in the same pot over medium heat for eight minutes until soft and golden. Add the garlic, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom and fry for one minute.
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Step 3
Return the meat, add the tomatoes, sugar, salt and 125 ml water. Cover and simmer very gently for 1½ hours, stirring now and then.
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Step 4
Add the potatoes, cover again and simmer for 30 minutes more, until the meat is very tender and the sauce is thick. Add a little water if it catches.
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Step 5
Remove the cinnamon stick and cardamom pods, taste for salt and pepper, and serve.
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Cooking notes
Bredie is even better the next day, once the flavours have settled.
Keep the heat low; a gentle simmer makes the meat tender.
Use fatty cuts like neck or shoulder; lean cuts dry out in a long stew.
Good to know
Bredie is a slow-cooked South African stew of meat and vegetables. Tomato bredie is the best known; green bean and waterblommetjie bredie are other classics.
Yes. Brown the meat and onions first, then cook everything on low for seven to eight hours.
White or yellow rice and a simple green vegetable.
About this recipe
Tomato bredie is a Cape classic: lamb or mutton cooked slowly with tomatoes, onion and warm spices until the sauce is rich and the meat falls off the bone.
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