Chakalaka
Seafood Skillet
SERVES 4
INGREDIENTS
Bring a distinctly South African flavour to the seafood braai. Spicy chakalaka, juicy tomatoes and a mix of seafood come together in one sizzling skillet – ideal for sharing with plenty of crusty bread.
300 g Breco Easy Peel Prawns
300 g Breco Squid Rings or Breco Squid Strips
500 g mussels, cleaned
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 red pepper, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 tbsp mild curry powder
1 400g can chopped tomatoes
250 g chakalaka
½ cup vegetable or seafood stock
1 tsp smoked paprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Handful fresh coriander, chopped
1 lemon, cut into wedges
To Serve
Crusty bread
METHOD
1
Place a large cast-iron skillet on the braai and heat the olive oil.
2
Add the onion, garlic and peppers and cook for 4–5 minutes until softened.
3
Stir in the curry powder and smoked paprika and cook for 30 seconds.
4
Add the tomatoes, chakalaka and stock. Simmer for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5
Add the mussels, cover the skillet with a lid or foil and cook for 3 minutes.
6
Add the prawns and calamari and cook uncovered for a further 3–4 minutes, stirring gently, until the seafood is cooked through and the mussels have opened.
7
Season with salt and pepper and scatter with fresh coriander.
8
Discard any mussels that remain closed and serve immediately with lemon wedges and crusty bread.
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Ingredients
Bring a distinctly South African flavour to the seafood braai. Spicy chakalaka, juicy tomatoes and a mix of seafood come together in one sizzling skillet - ideal for sharing with plenty of crusty bread.
300 g Breco Easy Peel Prawns
300 g Breco Squid Rings or Breco Squid Strips
500 g mussels, cleaned
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 red pepper, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 tbsp mild curry powder
1 400g can chopped tomatoes
250 g chakalaka
½ cup vegetable or seafood stock
1 tsp smoked paprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Handful fresh coriander, chopped
1 lemon, cut into wedges
To Serve
Crusty bread
Ingredients
Bring a distinctly South African flavour to the seafood braai. Spicy chakalaka, juicy tomatoes and a mix of seafood come together in one sizzling skillet - ideal for sharing with plenty of crusty bread.
300 g Breco Easy Peel Prawns
300 g Breco Squid Rings or Breco Squid Strips
500 g mussels, cleaned
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 red pepper, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 tbsp mild curry powder
1 400g can chopped tomatoes
250 g chakalaka
½ cup vegetable or seafood stock
1 tsp smoked paprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Handful fresh coriander, chopped
1 lemon, cut into wedges
To Serve
Crusty bread