Receta Book Review: Karoo Food, Gordon Wright

by Tandy Sinclair

In the recipe book Karoo Food, Gordon Wright focusses on slow food done simply using Karoo ingredients. He makes mention of hogget which are sheep that are aged between lamb and mutton. Chapters are divided into: Karoo lamb and mutton Beef and pork Venison Chicken, poultry and wild fowl Charcuterie and curing From water and earth Smoking and braaiing Desserts Recipes that caught my eye: Crispy, roasted lamb belly (p10) Karoo lamb sausages (p11) Slow-roasted lamb shanks (p16) Beef rib rub (p27) Grilled skirt steak with green sauce (p33) Karoo pork bangers (p36) Eisbein (p38) Susan’s blueberry and sage wors (p44) Good old-fashioned droëwors (p50) The best biltong recipe (p54) Tuscan-style venison fillet (p57) Honey hot wings (p74) Simple meat terrine (p93) Drunken prawns (p103) Sweet and spicy brisket (p137) Lemon curd pudding (p145) Rose’s crustless milk tart (p150) What I made: I made the crustless milk tart which kept amazingly well. My daughter-in-law warned me that I might need to leave it in the oven longer than what was indicated in the recipe book. It was not quite cooked after 50 minutes and probably the extra 15 minutes was a bit too long. Carli tells me mine was firmer than the one her grandmother makes. But, it was really delicious and worth making again. The most frustrating thing about this recipe was that the one dry ingredient was in grams and the rest in mls. Karoo Food Dave mentioned that he thought it was strange to have seafood recipes in a book from the Karoo. This semidesert region of South Africa is not at all coastal. Having lived at both the sea and in-land, I can tell you that nothing compares to fresh seafood. So, if they can get it in the Karoo then I don’t think it is out-of-place. I enjoyed the introduction before each chapter and recipe in Karoo Food. However, I found the infrequent page numbers quite frustrating, as well as recipes having mls for dry ingredients and not having consistent measurements. Publishing information: ISBN 9781432308797 Format Paperback Published May 2018 Disclosure: I was sent the book to review by Penguin Random House South Africa. I was not required to write a positive review. This post is in line with my blogging policy. Inspiration published on Lavender and Lime August 22: 2016 – Pistachio Honey Cake 2014 – Black Cherry And Thyme Jam 2013 – 5 Ounces 2012 – Herb Crusted Pork Belly Top of Page Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait... Click to share the inspiration ♥Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related