Tastes like Home is proudly sponsored by Belling and in this new eight part series Catherine Fulvio visits families across Ireland who show her how to make their favourite family dishes, before travelling to locations around the world to recreate these ‘tastes like home’ for family members now living abroad.
This week in episode one, Tastes Like Home is a little different as it looks back at Catherine’s time in South Africa where she visited Cape Town and Johannesburg. Catherine will teach viewers some new recipes including Biltong Bruschetta with Irish Farmhouse Cheese, Nectarines and Balsamic Glaze and a Boerewors, Parmesan polenta with a Charred onion and Mustard Gravy. All of these dishes are inspired by local dishes and flavours Catherine experienced whilst visiting South Africa.
Boerewors, Parmesan polenta and charred onion and mustard gravy
Soft Polenta
Serves 4
750ml of water
1 tsp salt
150g “quick cook” polenta,
60g butter
50g parmesan, grated
Salt and pepper to taste
Pour the water and salt into a large heavy based saucepan with a lid and bring to the boil.
Gradually pour in the polenta, while whisking continuously and quickly to ensure the mixture stays smooth and no lumps form. Add in the butter and parmesan.
Reduce the heat to its lowest setting and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until the mixture is thick and creamy and coming away from the pan. (add more water if necessary)
Season with salt and freshly ground pepper and serve immediately.
Smoked onion and mustard gravy
Ingredients
120ml beef gravy
1 spoon whole-grain mustard
1 spoon chopped thyme
Method
Heat the gravy and add the whole-grain mustard and finally the chopped thyme
Set aside to serve
Ingredients
1 large Boerewors sausage wheel
2 medium-size onions
Boerewors
Add olive oil to pan and heat on high,
Add the whole Boerewors sausage wheel to the pan in one piece ( do not pierce )
Cook sausages until charred on the outside, reduce heat and cook fully turning halfway
Cut onions and half and cook with the sausage in a pan,
Once cooked through remove and allowed to cool
To serve
Place the polenta in the middle of a large serving dish
Place the Boerewors sausage wheel on top and the onions
Add a sprig of Rosemary for garnish
Serve the gravy on the side