Platter's 2017 South African Wine Guide What would Christmas be without a Platter Guide in your stocking? I have a complete collection of Platters since the first edition way back in the early 1980s. The only one missing is the one Afrikaans version. I always have a scratch round second hand bookstores in the hope
Nic van Wyk's Deep-fried Calamariin a lightly curried beer batter Ingredients for the lemon aioli 2 egg yolks ½ tsp Dijon Mustard 1 large clove garlic, finely grated juice of 1 lemon 200ml Canola oil Oryx desert Salt and freshly ground black pepper to flavour for the calamari 600g Patagonian Calamari tubes and
Alida Ryder's Beef Ragu with Parmesan Gnocchi Preparation time 30 mins Cooking time 3 hours Total time 3 hours 30 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients for the ragu 1kg chuck roast 2 red onions, peeled and roughly chopped 1x 400g tin tomatoes 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 teaspoons sugar 4 garlic cloves, peeled, left