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Ingredients (38)

1 kg	skaapstertjies
15 ml	fresh chillies — 573
10 g	fresh thyme
1	lemon — cut into wedges
10 ml	Worcestershire sauce
5 g	black peppercorns
2	bay leaves
1 cup	water
10 g	coriander — seeds, crushed
5 g	biltong spice
1 cloves	garlic — cloves
5 g	salt
100 ml	guava BBQ sauce
	guava BBQ sauce
5	guavas — peeled, seeded and chopped
15 ml	oil
2 Tbs	tomato paste
1/2 cup	syrah wine
1/3 cup	vinegar — red wine
1/2	onion — peeled and chopped
30 g	ginger — peeled and sliced
1 cloves	garlic — cloves
2	red chillies
4	plum tomatoes — rough chopped
1 cup	water
1/4 cup	brown sugar
2 Tbs	lemon juice — fresh
2 Tbs	Worcestershire sauce
100 ml	tomato sauce
10 g	mustard — seeds
50 ml	soy sauce
1/4 tsp	cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp	freshly ground black pepper
1	cinnamon — stick
1/3 tsp	mustard — ground
1 tsp	molasses
1 tsp	salt
1/2 tsp	freshly ground black pepper

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Method:

Preparing The Tails:

Preheat your oven to 180c

Put the skaapstertjies in a casserole dish with a lid.

Drizzle tails with olive oil, and season with salt, pepper, coriander, biltong spice and Worcestershire sauce.

Add the water, bay leaves, lemon pieces, garlic and thyme

Close the casserole dish with the lid (or with heavy-duty foil if your dish lacks a lid) and put in the oven for about 25-30mins or until the Skaapstertjies are almost coming off the bone.

Once cooked, remove the tails for the left-over stock.

Strain the stock and set aside to combine with BBQ sauce for added flavour.

Set the tails to one side and allow to cool. The tails can be prepared the day before and left covered in the fridge until you come to braai them. This may even be preferred as the fat melts better and leaves the tails crispier that way.

Prepare The BBQ Sauce:

Gently heat a deep medium-sized pot, add a drizzle of oil and the onions.

After 2mins, add the ginger, garlic, chilli, mustard seeds, guava and cinnamon stick and saute for about 5mins.

Now add in all the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, reduce the heat to a steady simmer and leave to cook for around 45mins to an hour, stirring occasionally.

You should end up with a thick, glossy, dark red sauce. Strain this mixture while it is still warm and discard any pieces.

Transfer the sauce to a jar or other sealable container, allow to cool and store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

Time To Braai:

It’s always best to pour yourself a nice glass of the Lanzerac Syrah before you start to cook the tails.

Place the Skaapstertjies on the grid and cook for 8-10mins over hot white coals, turning every other minute. You are looking to melt the fat off the tails here and brown them up, crisping up the edges.

Once you are happy with the tails, remove them and give them a good coating of the smoky guava BBQ sauce.

Add a few more coals to the fire and place the coated tails back over the heat. Cook for a further 10mins until the tails have a lovely sticky glaze to them and serve hot off the coals.

Serving Suggestion:

Serve with a pinch of smoked chilli, a squeeze of fresh lime and micro coriander.

Recipe by chef Stephen Fraser of Lanzerac Hotel and Spa.