Prep: 30 mins,
Cooking: 40 mins
Spekboom (or elephant bush or pork bush) is an indigenous succulent found all over SA. Its fleshy leaves are nutritious with a citrusy flavour.
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Ingredients (17)
1 | chicken — whole |
60 ml | salt |
60 ml | sugar |
2 | bay leaves |
4 | garlic — cloves, bruised |
2 | onions — quartered |
750 ml | water |
10 ml | freshly ground black pepper |
15 ml | chicken spice mix |
30 ml | coriander seeds — toasted and ground |
15 ml | ground cumin — toasted |
5 ml | sea salt |
1-2 | red chillies — chopped |
fresh parsley — a handful, chopped | |
fresh coriander — a handful, chopped | |
60 ml | spekboom leaves — or the juice and grated zest of 1 lemon |
80 ml | fresh chillies |
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