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Recipe of the day: Creamy samp and beans recipe with pork trotters

This flavourful samp and beans recipe is the perfect meal on a cold winter’s evening. Serve it with butternut mash and spicy spinach.


If you’re looking for dinner recipes, other than the usual one-pot dinners, air fryer recipes or chicken and beef stew, this delicious samp and beans recipe might just be worth a try. With the addition of pork trotters, butternut mash and spinach it will make a delectable dinner to heat you up when it’s cold outside.

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Creamy samp and beans recipe with pork trotters

Creamy samp and beans recipe with pork trotters

  • Author: afternoonexpress
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Category: Lunch, Dinner
  • Method: Boil
  • Cuisine: South African

Ingredients

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Creamy samp and beans recipe with a Nola twist

  • 2 cups samp and beans, cooked
  • 2 tablespoons Nola mayonnaise
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric

Pork trotters

  • 1kg pork trotters
  • tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 chopped onion
  • Beef stock/cube

Instructions

Creamy samp and beans recipe with a Nola twist

  1. In a pan, sauté the onions in the curry and turmeric until fragrant.
  2. Add the cooked onion to the cooked samp and beans.
  3. Stir in the Nola mayonnaise to add a creamy texture to the samp.

Pork trotters

  1. In a pot, add trotters and enough water to cover and simmer for an hour on a medium heat.
  2. Add the onions and tomatoes and season with the beef cube.
  3. Cook another 30 minutes until the meat is tender and falls off the bone.

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Butternut mash

  • Author: afternoonexpress
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Category: side
  • Method: cook
  • Cuisine: South African

Ingredients

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  • 1 medium butternut, cubed
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • Pinch of cinnamon

Instructions

  • Cook butternut on a medium heat with ¼ cup water till cooked and soft.
  • Once cooed, add sugar and butter and mash. Finish with the pinch of cinnamon spice.
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Spicy Spinach

  • Author: afternoonexpress
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: side
  • Method: Frying
  • Cuisine: South African

Ingredients

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  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 green chilies, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, mashed
  • 4 cups spinach, washed
  • ½ cup Nola mayonnaise

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, sauté the onion and garlic until the onions are translucent.
  2. Add the chili and fry for 1 more minute.
  3. Add the spinach and ¼ cup water.
  4. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  5. Add Nola Mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper.

*This recipe was found on www.afternoonexpress.co.za

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