Pietman Geldenhuys' Sheep Tails
Total Time: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes
Servings: 4 - 6 people
Suitable For: A slow-cooked braai snack
For our Cooking with Friends of Megamaster series, musician Pietman Geldenhuys served up one of the nation's favourites, sheep tails (also known as skaapstertjies) cooked on a Megamaster braai, along with caprese skewers that from now on will forever be dubbed the 'Pietman salad'.
Ingredients
12 sheep tails (skaapstertjies)
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
6 tablespoons honey
1 cup brown vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
5 cloves minced garlic
Salt
Pepper
1 lemon
For caprese skewers:
Assorted baby tomatoes
Fresh basil leaves
Fresh mini mozzarella balls
Basil pesto
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160°C.
- Place the sheep tails in an oven-safe casserole dish with all the ingredients except the lemon. Cook for 2 hours until they are soft and tender.
- Preheat your braai to about medium heat and slowly cook the sheep tails until they're golden with crispy bits (about 10 minutes).
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice on top just before serving.
Caprese skewers:
- Skewer the tomato, mozzarella and basil leaves, alternating the ingredients.
- Drizzle basil pesto over them just before serving.
MEGAMASTER RECIPE TIPS
Tip 01
The secret to the success of this recipe is in the slow cooking pre-braai. Be sure to build in enough time to ensure the sheep tails are tender and falling off the bone. This step can be done the day before if necessary.
Tip 02
For hungry guests, follow Pietman's lead and add braai broodjies to the mix. Anything goes but the traditional fillings are tomato, cheese and onion.
Tip 03
Want to make your own basil pesto? Simply throw a mix of basil leaves, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice into a blender.
