Recipes
Simple.
South African.
Carnivore.
Built around the cuts we actually stock - nothing calls for an ingredient we cannot sell you. Three are free to read. The rest come with membership or any box subscription.
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Braaied boerewors
The national dish. Medium heat, slow turns, never prick the casing.
Ingredients & method
Ingredients
- 1kg boerewors
- Salt to taste
Method
- Light the coals and wait until they're medium (not white-hot).
- Lay the wors on the grid. Don't prick the casing.
- Turn every 4 minutes until the outside crisps and the inside is just cooked.
- Rest 5 minutes before serving. Salt to taste.
Pan-fried beef liver
The micronutrient king. Pan-fry hot and fast, slice thin.
Ingredients & method
Ingredients
Method
- Slice the liver thin (5mm). Pat dry with paper towel.
- Heat beef fat in a pan until smoking.
- Fry the slices 90 seconds per side - no more.
- Rest 2 minutes. Salt aggressively.
Mince and eggs skillet
Six minutes, one pan, no thinking. What most of our customers eat before work.
Ingredients & method
Ingredients
- 250g beef mince
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp beef fat
- Salt
Method
- Heat beef fat in a small pan over medium-high.
- Brown the mince hard for 4 minutes without stirring much - you want crust, not steam.
- Push the mince aside, crack the eggs into the space.
- Cover for 90 seconds until the whites set. Salt and eat from the pan.
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Breakfast
Under ten minutes, one pan.
01
Egg yolk patties
The perfect gym-bag breakfast. Pan-fried in beef fat, runny centre.
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Braai and pan
Coals, cast iron and the oven. The bulk of the week.
07
Crispy skin-on chicken thighs
The most forgiving cut on the carnivore plate. Render the fat slowly for crackling.
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Pan-seared rump with beef fat
Steakhouse technique at home. Hot pan, hard salt, basted in its own fat.
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Slow-cooked beef mince
The lunchbox workhorse. Make Sunday, eat all week.
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Slow-roasted pork belly
Crispy crackling, soft fat, pure pork. The cheat-meal carnivore dinner.
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Braaied lamb chops
Fat renders, edges char, centre stays pink. Salt is the only seasoning that earns its place.
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Reverse-seared ribeye
Low oven first, screaming pan second. The most reliable way to cook a thick steak evenly.
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Salt-roasted chicken drumsticks
The cheapest tray in the shop and the easiest thing on this page. Dry brine does the work.
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Nose to tail
Organs, bones and broth - the cheapest nutrition in the shop.
03Slow-simmered bone broth
24 hours. Collagen, glycine and minerals. The base of a thousand meals.
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Beef heart carpaccio
Lean, mineral-rich, CoQ10-packed. Sear the outside, slice paper-thin.
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Roasted marrow bones
Pure indulgence. Coarse salt and a spoon - the most nutrient-dense fat on earth.
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Snacks
For between meals, when the snack aisle is the enemy.
01Biltong and droewors board
Not a recipe so much as an assembly. What to reach for between meals instead of a snack aisle.
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