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Braaibroodjies toasting golden in a hinged braai grid over grey coals, melted cheese escaping at the edges
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Braaibroodjies with Australian ingredients

The South African braai sandwich, made with ingredients from any Australian supermarket. Cheese, tomato, onion and chutney, toasted golden over dying coals.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 broodjies
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 slices soft white sandwich bread
  • butter, softened enough to do the outside of every slice
  • tasty cheddar, sliced or grated a generous amount
  • 2 firm tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 brown onion, sliced thinly
  • Mrs Balls chutney or a fruity chutney stand-in
  • salt and black pepper

Method
 

  1. Butter the outside of every slice. Not the inside. This is what turns the grid marks golden instead of black.
  2. Build each sandwich: cheese first so it grips the bread, then tomato, then onion, then a proper smear of chutney. Season with salt and pepper and close it up.
  3. Clamp the sandwiches into a hinged braai grid. A simple toastie grid does the job if you do not have the real thing.
  4. Cook over dying coals, never over flames. Turn often, every minute or so, until both sides are golden and the cheese has completely melted. Around 15 minutes.
  5. Rest for a minute, cut on the diagonal, and serve while the meat is resting.

Notes

Coals, not flames: flames scorch the outside before the cheese melts. Butter the outside only; butter inside makes the bread soggy. Do not overfill, a broodjie that will not close falls into the fire. Onion goes in thinly sliced so it softens in the heat.