Sticky Apricot Butter Braai Snoek – A South African favourite!

Snoek braai has become part of the South African heritage tradition. Nostalgic smells and sometimes added to a great fishing story. This Sticky Apricot Butter Braai Snoek is a must for any family reunion or Saturday braai. It has a very short prep time and the 40min cooking time gives you all the time in the world to chat around the roaring fire with your friends and family while you take in the amazing smells.

Snoek is part of the mackerel family. Only found in New Zealand, South Africa and Chile. It has a distinct flavour and smell due to this game fish mostly eating sardines, anchovy and mantis shrimps.

Serve your Sticky Apricot Butter Braai Snoek with this tasty Grilled Sweet Potato Salad and a freshly baked Garlic loaf for the tastiest meal you can think of. Save some apricot jam for those sweet potatoes for the best results.

You can’t get more South African than this!

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Sticky Apricot Butter Braai Snoek

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Recipe by Melissa Jacobs Course: MainCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Total time

50

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 snoek (Defrosted)

• GLAZE

• 125 ml butter

• 100 ml apricot jam

• 50 ml lemon juice

• 4 tbsp chicken or fish spice

• 1 crushed garlic clove

• chilly (optional)

Method

• In a saucepan, bring all glaze ingredients to a boil.
• Rub the snoek with coarse salt before braaing. Wash off the salt before placing on the grill.
• Wait for coals to become gentle enough to braai snoek.
• Place your snoek in a folding braai grid. Place on a hot fire with the skin side downward. Baste the snoek regularly with the glaze. Braai for 40 min, until the fish meat turns white.

Notes

• Never defrost fish on a metal surface.

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