Satisfy your cravings with these feel-good, hearty meals – from fresh takes on the classics to fun new dishes. Bon appétit!
Stuffed pork neck with mustard sauce
This succulent pork neck will have your guests craving for more.
Preparation: 30 min cooking: 2-2½ hr serves 8-10
Barbecue ribs
Preparation: 10 min cooking: 3hr10 min serves 4
Chilli pork chops with tomato sauce
Tasty tomato sauce is the perfect accompaniment for these spicy chops.
Preparation: 15 min chilling: 30 min cooking: 40 min serves 4
Fritters with stew
These fritters can also be enjoyed on their own.
Preparation: 15 min cooking: 1 hr 10 min serves 6
Onion marmalade pork
This dish has a tangy, sticky and sweet flavour that will have everyone asking for more.
Preparation: 15 min cooking: 2 hr serves 6
Pork and green peppercorn pie
Pie is great at Christmas time so try ours with its scrumptious pork and green peppercorn filling. You can make individual pies if you prefer.
Preparation: 40 min cooking: about 2 hrs serves 8-10
Pork braised in chai with dumplings
Chai is an Asian tea usually made from spices. Its cardamom, cinnamon and clove flavours are mouth-watering
Preparation: 15 min cooking: 75 min serves 6
Pork chops with cherry tomatoes
Marinating the pork chops in the sauce will intensify the taste.
Preparation: 10 min cooking: 8 min serves 4
Pork fillet medallions
Give this pork dish an added touch by covering it with bacon.
Preparation: 15 min cooking: 40 min serves 4
Pork fillet skewers
Before preparing the fillet, you can trim off the silver skin by running a sharp knife under it. Try to remove as little meat as possible, though.
Preparation: 5 min cooking: 15 min serves 6
Pork joint roast with apple
Pork and fruit are a classic pair. Buy a joint of pork and carve it into thin slices.
Preparation: 10 min cooking: 3 hr 20 min serves 6
Pork leg
Ask your butcher to score the fat to ensure the meat cooks evenly.
Preparation: 5 min Cooking: 3 hr 55 min Serves 6
Pork strips with flatbreads
Preparation: 10 min Marinating: 30 min Chilling: 15 min Cooking: 15 min Serves 2-4
Pork terrine
This is a tasty way to preserve leftover pork. Cure it first then keep it in jars in the fridge for five days.
Preparation time: 10 min chilling time: 1 day cooking time: 2 hrs serves 4-6
Spicy pork bangers
This is comfort food without much fuss. You can substitute the spicy beans for non-spicy ones.
Preparation: 5 min cooking: 20 min serves 4-6
Sticky gammon with roasted apples
Gammon comes from a pig’s hind legs. The difference between gammon and ham is that gammon is sold raw and ham is sold cooked.
Double cheeseburger
Pressing the centre of the patty helps the cheese to stay on top.
Preparation: 5 min cooking: 10 min serves 4
Tikka pork meatballs with couscous
Tshepo Nonceba Motsisi from Sandton sent us her couscous and pork recipe. We spiced it up with tikka.
Preparation time: 10 min cooking time: 25 min serves 6