Cooking time •
45
mins
Preparation time •
20
mins
Serves •
8
Beef Short Rib with Creamy Mushroom Mealie Rice
Fall-off-the-bone tender beef served on a decadent Creamy Mushroom Mealie Rice. A hearty winter warmer that will become a firm family favourite.
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef short ribs (Royco® Dry Beef Marinade)
 - 6-8 chicken wings (Royco® Chicken Marinade)
 - 6-8 lamb chops (Royco® Smokey BBQ Marinade)
 - vegetable skewers (Royco® Chicken marinade)
 
BUTTERNUT & POTATO BAKE INGREDIENTS
- half a butternut, peeled and thinly sliced
 - 3 large potatoes peeled and thinly sliced
 - 1 pkt Royco® Cheddar Cheese & Onion Potato Bake
 - 1½ cups cream
 - salt and pepper
 - 1 clove garlic, crushed
 - 3 tbsp melted butter
 - spring fresh thyme
 
CREAMY MUSHROOM MEALIE RICE INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup mealie rice rinsed
 - 3 cups water
 - 3 tbsp oil
 - half onion finely chopped
 - half pkt button mushrooms chopped
 - 3 tbsp Royco® Cream of Mushroom Soup
 - 1 tbsp butter
 - salt and pepper
 
FENNEL AND APPLE SLAW INGREDIENTS
- half red cabbage, shredded
 - 1 medium fennel, shredded
 - 2 apples cut into julienne strips
 - 2 carrots peeled and julienned
 
DRESSING
- 60ml olive oil
 - 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
 - 2 tsp lemon juice
 - 2 tsp honey
 - 1 tsp salt
 - black pepper
 
Method
NB* for the Beef Short Rib
- Cook them in boiling water for 30 minutes
 - Remove and drain water
 - Marinate beef short rib with Royco® Dry Beef Marinade overnight or for 30 minutes
 - Braai beef short ribs over coals for 10 minutes and keep basting with marinade
 - Marinade the vegetable skewers, meat and chicken separately according to the packet instructions
 - Leave to marinade overnight or for 30 minutes to an hour
 - Heat a grill until hot
 - Place chicken on a grill and grill for 15 minutes, keep basting with marinade
 - Grill the lamb chops for 6 minutes and the boerewors for 6 minutes
 
BUTTERNUT & POTATO BAKE METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees
 - Arrange butternut and potatoes vertically in the baking dish
 - Mix together Royco® Cheddar Cheese & Onion Bake, cream, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper - pour mixture over butternut and potatoes
 - Drizzle with melted butter
 - Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes
 - Remove foil and bake for a further 20 minutes or until crispy and golden
 
CREAMY MUSHROOM MEALIE RICE METHOD
- In a pot pour water and mealie rice, cover and bring to a boil
 - Turn heat on medium and cook for 30 minutes
 - In a saucepan, heat oil and fry onion until soft, add mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes
 - Add the Royco® Cream of Mushroom Soup and stir to combine
 - Add the mixture into the cooked mealie rice, stir to combine and cook for a further 10 minutes
 - Add butter and season with salt and pepper
 
FENNEL AND APPLE SLAW METHOD
- In a salad bowl mix together cabbage, fennel, apples and carrots
 - In a jug mix together all the dressing ingredients
 - Pour the dressing over the salad just before serving
 
