Etnic food.. help identifying, please?!
There was a wonderful item of food, which was not identified, but i enjoyed, and would like to know what it was called and it's ethnicity
The item was about the size of a squashed tennis ball
It was like an (english) doughnut ball... the same size and texture as an english doughnut (a ball shaped one, that normally has a jam centre - not an american ring doughnut)
however, in the centre, it was stuffed with a savory filling like a thick stew - savoury, slightly peppery, but not chilli or curried
any ideas?
Answers: I am english, and went to an evening devoted to ethnic cuisine... nigerian, bengali, south african, etc
There was a wonderful item of food, which was not identified, but i enjoyed, and would like to know what it was called and it's ethnicity
The item was about the size of a squashed tennis ball
It was like an (english) doughnut ball... the same size and texture as an english doughnut (a ball shaped one, that normally has a jam centre - not an american ring doughnut)
however, in the centre, it was stuffed with a savory filling like a thick stew - savoury, slightly peppery, but not chilli or curried
any ideas?
I answered this previously but I do think now you are talking about a Vetkoek (which is a traditional Afrikaans pastry). It is dough which is deep-fried in cooking oil and either filled with cooked mince or from it's own origin (Dutch) spread with a sweet syrup/honey.
I found this for you:
A vetkoek recipe is a good thing to have. Everyone loves vetkoek! Fill it with a little curried ground beef and it's called a "curry bunny". It's also really good with regular ground beef and some cheddar cheese, or cheese and syrup!
Ingredients
6? cups Flour (all-purpose flour)
2 teaspoons Salt
2 desert spoons Sugar
1 packet Yeast
Lukewarm water
Method
Mix sugar and yeast with some lukewarm water and leave to foam . Sift flour and salt. Pour yeast in flour and knead. Keep adding water and knead till you have a consistency like a bread dough. Leave to rise. Make your vetkoek and fry in oil.
Remember that koeksisters are the sweet South African doughnuts plaited, fried and dipped in ice then syrup - so I am guessing the work 'koek' in the recipe represents the doughnut part!
could it have been a malasada? Red saucy pork chunks in the middle??
It might have been samosas. In Kenya, they make these with either beef or lamb in the middle. You can put vegetables or anything you want in a samosa. Arabics also have this same type of food, but they put curry, I think.