Ina Paarman Recipes

We have given you 2 traditional South African options. (1) Illustrated Top and bottom pastry pies. These use more pastry and have less filling but are easy to eat out of hand. (2) Mini pot pies are baked in individual containers. They don't use a lot of pastry and have a generous amount of filling. Needs a spoon for eating. Both options will freeze really well.

A marriage made in heaven. Avocado, seafood and 1000 Island Dressing.

A recipe with many uses. It is delicious at breakfast time, lovely for lunch with a nice salad and fresh bread and ideal for a Sunday evening light supper. Our photographer raved about it!

Long life salads are the ideal travel companions on a camping trip. By adding the fresh orange and pomegranate just before serving you create a fresh deep red salad that sparkles like a box of jewels. It makes sense to cook a couple of bunches of beetroot at one time and make a fridge salad that you can use over a few meals.

Produce a spectacular multi-layered cake. Give it the ‘wow’ factor with spun sugar, or simply decorate with rose petals.

Cape traditional fare at its best! My first choice when catering for a finger supper or drinks party.

Colourful and delicious!

I just love this technique of cooking onions by rolling them in a hot frying pan. The balsamic vinegar gives excellent colour and flavour depth. Delicious with both braaied and cold meats.

The secret of perfect yorkies lies in the way it is baked. A very hot oven is needed and the Beef Stock with a little oil in the base of the muffin pans emulate the traditional browning left in the pan after roasting beef. It is also essential to pour the batter into a very hot muffin pan and to prick them when baked.

Unsalted cabbage leaches moisture, which makes coleslaw watery after standing. Salted cabbage has already shed its moisture and makes for coleslaw that is tender but not watery.

Make the most of the wonderful winter root vegetables when they are at their best!

Cut the potatoes in half, cover them with boiling water to which you add the turmeric. Boil rapidly (lid on) for 10-12 minutes until potatoes test just done. Drain and season with Potato Spice, can be done ahead of time. Add a little oil to a non stick pan and stir fry the bacon until …

A vegetarian option is always good. We all know how delicious cold potatoes can be!

Perfect with grilled steak or chicken. This dish looks as good as it tastes!

Adjust oven rack to middle position. Preheat the oven to 190°C. Peel the potatoes. Slice on the diagonal at 5mm intervals but not all the way through. Mash the butter and Liquid Stock together. Fan out the cut potatoes as wide as possible and spread butter between each space. Oil an ovenproof dish with a …

This to me is the ultimate way to preserve aubergines when they are fresh and at their best. I use the baked aubergine slices at breakfast time with bacon and eggs. Cubed and mixed in with sautéed mushrooms, they are delicious stirred into pasta, the slices are great to top grilled steak or chicken breasts and of course they make a very good salad