Appetizer

Biltong

Name: Biltong
Total time: 5 days
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 1 kg beef silverside, cut into strips; 3 tbsp coarse salt; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 3 tbsp coriander seed, toasted and crushed; 2 tsp black pepper; 250 ml brown vinegar

Air-dried spiced beef strips — the Voortrekker traveller's protein, cured with coriander, vinegar and salt.

5 days 12 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef silverside, cut into strips
• 3 tbsp coarse salt
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp coriander seed, toasted and crushed
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 250 ml brown vinegar

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Toss beef in vinegar 1 h.

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1
Toss beef in vinegar 1 h.
2
Rub with salt, sugar, coriander and pepper; press 12 h in the fridge.
3
Hang in a cool, airy space with a fan 4-5 days until leathery outside, slightly soft within.
4
Slice thin against the grain.