Excerpt from ‘Cooking for my father in My Cape Malay Kitchen’ – In indonesia the word “semur” is a translation of the Dutch word “smoor”, which means stewing or braising, and a dish such as ‘semur daging’ is a stewed beef recipe with a heavy Dutch influence. Both Indonesians and Malaysians prefer beef as their meat of choice. The Malays in particular love a peppery beef steak dish, which is the equivalent of the Cape malay braised steak (gesmore steak), and it is seasoned exactly like the Cape malays do, with salt, pepper and onions. that’s it – nothing else needed!

Recipes form ‘Cooking for my father in My Cape Malay Kitchen’ also known as ‘My Cape Malay Kitchen’. Published by @penguinbookssouthafrica