Skilpadjies

[MickeyBlue42]

Any fans here for skilpadjies? The cholesterol atomic bombs from the farm.

I had them for the first time on new years eve in Wakkerstroom last year.

They are addictive !

[MariusT]

Love the stuff. My wife says I love them maybe a little too much.

[Andre]

I also love them but not with minced liver.

[Apocalypse]

love them.

so much you can do with them.

Braaied (it's obscene that I must mention that braaing is done on WOOD) in a soft bun with decent coleslaw .. oh man.

The place down the road does them BRAAIED (on wood) with a creamy wine sauce.

A skilpaddtjie is possibly the only thing that is more south African than an idiot politician!

[ThysleRoux]

I also love them but not with minced liver.

Agreed - it should be cut into blocks of about 10mm square - minced it just turns mushy. YUMMMMMM

[Toyota Eater]

Mmmmm
Lekker!!

[carlp]

We have skilpaaidtjies on the braai (wood) atleast once per week. Get ours from Schoemansville Butchery in Hartbeespoort.

[MickeyBlue42]

Thanks Carl!

I often go back to Gabs via Harties. Im going to have to pick up some from there if you recommending

[DLP]

If you guys ever drive through Piet Retief, do yourself a favor and buy skilpaatjies at Frik se slaghuis. The best ever.

braaied on a fairly warm fire with lots of pure lemon juice.

[Riaan van Wyk]

I almost fainted yesterday when on a routine visit to the corner shop/ bakery/ butchery I saw skilpadjies in the display fridge- I bought two trays immediately and phoned the blonde to tell her the mince can go back in the deep freeze, I had just bought supper

[Ren]

Buy them at my local butcher. Had some this weekend

[Jeepanator]

My uncle made the best I have ever had. He had the butchery in Lydenburg Bokkie se Vleis Mark. Sadly he passed away 2 month ago.

[Geelvis]

Also love the stuff but the cholestrol is a killer

BRM in Laser Park make amazing skilpadjies!

[jagbeukes]

two skilpadjies on a roosterkoek, taste like heaven

[Nitebob]

SWAMBO'S family have an abbatoir in Riebeek Kasteel, and they have both varieties, plus they started doing a chicken skilpaadjie. Soft chicken strips with fat....OMW!

[PaulWW]

SWAMBO'S family have an abbatoir in Riebeek Kasteel, and they have both varieties, plus they started doing a chicken skilpaadjie. Soft chicken strips with fat....OMW!

Delico?

[MickeyBlue42]

SWAMBO'S family have an abbatoir in Riebeek Kasteel, and they have both varieties, plus they started doing a chicken skilpaadjie. Soft chicken strips with fat....OMW!

Awesome.just did a wedding there over Easter. Sure I must have eaten some of their product as the BnB said the sausages and the bacon were both from down the road

[stevan]

two skilpadjies on a roosterkoek, taste like heaven

Just remember to remove those tooth picks.

[NewLandy]

What are they made of?

[jagbeukes]

What are they made of?

Skilpadjies is a traditional South African food, also known by other names such as muise, vlermuise and pofadder.
The dish is lamb's liver wrapped in netvet (caul fat), which is the fatty membrane that surrounds the kidneys. Most cooksmince the liver, add coriander, chopped onion, salt and Worcestershire sauce then wrap balls of this mixture with thenetvet and secure it with a toothpick. The balls, approximately 80 mm (3.1 in) in diameter, are normally barbecued (grilled over an open fire) and ready when the fat is crisp.
Dishes such as skilpadjies had already been made by the ancient Romans^[1] and the German recipe for calf's liver in caul fat appears in the book "Das Buoch von guoter Spise".^[2]
The names skilpadjie (little tortoise), muise (mice), vlermuise (bats) and pofadder (puff adder) reflect its appearance.Pofadder is the largest version, the size of a man's forearm. It is made from minced lamb's liver wrapped in a large piece ofnetvet, and is usually served at parties where about 8 to 10 servings can be sliced from one pofadder when grilled.
It is a very rich, high cholesterol and fatty food; the consumers normally eat some starchy food in the form of mealie pap or toasted bread with the skilpadjies, so as not to attract some symptoms of over-indulgence.