| How To Build A Braai And How Not Too |
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The braai is a great South African tradition, particularly in the
Afrikaans culture. A lot of people spend a great deal of time each
weekend gathered around a fire waiting for it to cool down so they can
cook their meat with a drink in their hand. There is a certain amount of
skill involved in building a braai though. Here is how to build a
braai.
The first things you will need is some charcoal and some
firelighters. You should put a few pieces of firelighter into the bottom
of your braai. Then you heap the charcoal over them. Then you put a few
additional firelighters around the charcoal and light them. This should
get things burning nicely. It seems really easy, does it not?
Now that you know how to build a braai, let us take a look at how not to build a braai.
You should not use an entire pack of firelighters. This will make
the fire too quick burning and your fire will be really hot and then
burn out before it cools down enough to cook meat on. You should also be
careful about how much charcoal you use for the exact same reason. The
idea on a braai fire is that it is really hot at first but coals down to
coals at hat you are able to cook on.
Learning the theory of how to build a braai is really easy. The
principles are simple and any monkey could do it. The trick is to build a
braai fire that is not going to burn out at a temperature that is too
high to actually cook meat on. You do not want flash cooked and
therefore burned meat. You want to be able to cook your meat slowly so
that it is tender and cooked through. So learn a little moderation when
you build a braai. You can always add more charcoal or firelighters to
make the fire burn longer or hotter. It is a lot more difficult to get
the already burning fire to cool down if you do not have the space to
spread it out a little bit. |
There’s nothing better than sharing a traditional barbecue with family
and friends. Meaty steaks, breasts of marinated chicken, spicy sausages
and delicious lamb chops … all sizzling over a glowing, charcoal fire.
Add to this a cold beer, a glass of wine or a fresh fruit juice and
you’re in heaven!