4 scrumptious load shedding recipes that require no electricity
chickpeas, avocado tacos. Picture: iStock
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Eskom has done it again, and in the process, ruined all of South Africa’s dinner plans after announcing extended stage 2 load shedding starting on Tuesday and carrying on until Saturday morning.
This means many people will have to come up with creative dinner ideas if they are not lucky enough to have a gas stove handy to make their meals and warm their water.
We have compiled a few recipes that are so versatile, that for some of them you don’t even need any appliances. Just a traditional South African braai.
Defrost the dough overnight and roll the first one out onto the grid.Tip: use some Olive Oil or Spray & Cook on the grid before laying out the dough.
Fry onion, bacon and peppers together, and if you’re using chicken in your recipe, fry (or braai) the chicken.
Place half of the raw spinach on the dough. Make sure to dry the spinach off properly before placing it on the dough. The less water/moisture you have before you start, the better. Optional, add a layer of cheese here as well, but most times you only need to top it off with cheese at the end.
Cut chicken into pieces and place on spinach. Add onion, pepper and bacon mixture. Slice and add the mushrooms.
Add a final layer of cheese(s)
Finish off with the rest of the spinach. The Spinach should cover the dough nicely, it helps to prevent too many juices from seeping through and getting the dough wet.
Place the second roll of dough on top. Seal the dough (as if you are making pies). Tip: Egg wash the dough for that extra golden brown effect.
Place it high up on the fire and turn constantly until golden brown. Added tip from the chef: This is not a steak: rather turn too much than too little.
Hearty, healthy, delicious tacos; ready in less than 20 minutes with no heat required. The perfect plant-based, gluten-free lunch or dinner!
Author:Kim
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:15 minutes
Yield:6
Category:Lunch, Dinner
Method:cook
Cuisine:Mexican
Ingredients
Can of Chickpeas
Avocado
Slaw (chopped red cabbage)
Coriander
Red pepper flakes
Tortillas
Taco toppings
Instructions
Simply stir and lightly mash together chickpeas, avocado, cilantro, slaw and seasoning.
Then, add the mixture to flour or corn tortillas or lettuce leaves.
To brighten it all up, add a drizzle of sriracha sauce, a squirt of lime juice and some crumbled some cheese. If you prefer to stick with a more plant-based or vegan diet, simply leave off the cheese.
