Meet our African friend, Jack. He likes elephants. He spent a lot of his life in South Africa while his parents were working at an international school. Now living in California, right down the street from us, he hasn't been able to enjoy some of his favorite African meals. It was his night to cook and with the help of a small South African shop down in Orange County he was able to recreate an African meal for the rest of us.
Our African meal consisted of Mieliepap, Sheba, Boerwors, and Kebabs.
The mieliepap is a corn meal dish that is very similar to polenta, but a bit thicker and was topped with Sheba, an onion, tomato, and garlic sauce. I think this was my favorite part of the meal. The Boerwors is a very lean beef sausage with lots of spices and flavor. It is a bit strange because the flavor doesn't come from the fat like most sausage I know topped with sautéed mushrooms. And finally a kebab with chicken, peppers, and pineapple. With the African music on in the background we enjoyed this great meal with out silverware, Jack said that is had the locals eat it.
I hope we can make mieliepap and sheba more often, not just African Nights. They were sooo good!
Another great photo by Jack.
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