Heritage Feast: Siba Mtongana’s Oxtail Stew

Plan a proudly South African feast with Le Creuset! In celebration of Heritage month, we’ve asked some of our favourite foodies to share their best-loved heritage recipes for you to recreate at home.

Meet Siba

Siba Mtongana is a multi award-winning celeb chef, mom, author, and founder of the The Siba Co. When Siba’s Table first aired on Food Network, it not only cemented Chef Siba’s standing as South Africa’s premier culinary phenomenon, but catapulted her to the status of global food icon in more than 135 countries worldwide, and 60 million homes in the USA through the Cooking Channel alone. Siba is one of the most in-demand celebrity chefs the world over.

Siba’s Heritage Recipe

Oxtail Stew, Creamed Spinach Stuffed Butternut and Chakalaka

“Oxtail stew screams comfort to me and brings back such great memories cooking with my family, most often with my mom, aunts and sisters. I was taught this recipe by my mom, in our little kitchen eMdantsane, as we often cooked this for our immediate family and extended family too. I can still remember the laughter and chatter in the kitchen as though it was only yesterday. Mind you, when it came to following recipes, there would be no pens or recipe books in sight but rather each person would be given instructions on what to prepare in playing their part in creating a family meal.”

“I have added my own spin to the Ox Tail stew recipe, and replacing the dumplings with potatoes is one small change, as I just love my potatoes! I have accompanied the oxtail stew with creamed spinach stuffed butternut because these were two side veggies we were sure to have for any big meal or event at home – as well as a chakalaka. I am just short of beetroot salad and savoury rice and this will be a typical Sunday lunch we had at home. I am grateful I spent all that time in the kitchen with my family, especially my mom as that is part of the heritage that has been passed on to me and that I wish to pass on to my children and their children one day. It is an incredible gift that I cherish and will do so forever, more so now that she is no longer with us.”

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