LOOSE RUCKS
This is the breakdown: If you’re looking for something delicious and different to do with your friends, you’ll love a Loose Ruck with Mr Braai Guy. A relaxed gathering in a comfortable setting with tasty cuts of beautifully braai’d meat served superbly simple and straight off the fire. Plating & fancies are minimal but the vibe & variety is big! Expect pairings of wine, live music and great memories.
Audience: Predominantly men, groups who want a relaxed open fire expereince, 18+.
Occasion: Alternative networking / manne / meisies aande, night out for friends, a different date night for parents when the kids are with a sitter, year-end functions, Kuier (visit) aand.
Menu Style: Informal, superbly simple, starter and main
Atmosphere: Informal, social and vibey - paired with wine, or beer, music and laughter.
Price Points: R395 - R500
BIY COURSES - BRAAI IT YOURSELF WITH MR BRAAI GUY
The name says it all; enjoy an informal and interactive time with Mr Braai Guy around the fires, learning from an expert open fire chef. No nonsense, no shortcuts, no egos - Mr Braai Guy’s BIY Courses are meant to help YOU learn new tips, tricks and techniques to take your own braai-game to the next level. This has been incorporated into team building events for corporates, even evolved into braai competitions as a team building or corporate events
Audience: Intimate groups, families/friends, small corporate groups, private home events.
Occasion: Celebrations & special occasions, parties, dinner clubs, team building events
Menu Style: Humble, homestyle 3 or 4 courses
Atmosphere: Intimate, interactive and informal.
Price Points: R500 - R750
PREMIUM
The brilliance of an open-fire braai experience, but with a formal flavour to the occasion. Here Mr Braai Guy serves guests with beautifully plated dishes in a relaxed, seated and jazzy atmosphere. It’s about taking your time and treating your taste buds as you’re guided through a 4 or 5 course menu by Mr Braai Guy.
Audience: Small to medium sized groups, corporates and companies, private home.
Occasion: Special occasions, celebrations or corporate functions
Menu Style: Seated, plated, formal and full service, often accompanied by a sommelier and wine pairing.
Atmosphere: Jazzy, social, formal but friendly
Price Points: R600 - R850 (wine pairing not included)
PREMIUM PLUS
The brilliance of an open-fire braai experience, but with a formal flavour to the occasion. Here Mr Braai Guy serves guests with beautifully plated dishes in a relaxed, seated and jazzy atmosphere. It’s about taking your time and treating your taste buds as you’re guided through a 4 or 5 course menu by Mr Braai Guy. What takes it up a notch? The setting is a bit special and the pairings a bit more premium.
Audience: Small to medium sized groups, corporates and companies, private home.
Occasion: Special occasions, celebrations or corporate functions
Menu Style: Seated, plated, formal and full service, often accompanied by a sommelier and wine pairing.
Atmosphere: Jazzy, social, friendly - but levelled up by the location.
Price Points:
R850+ (wine pairing not included)
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Some of our Most Popular Dishes
Here are a number of menu items which I love to prepare on open fires. The
recipes as an option for your menu would depend on the venue and which type of braai and kitchen facilities we have available.
STARTERS
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Roasted Butternut Soup
Fire roasted butternut spiced with Ras el Hanout spiced, prepared as a sage & butternut soup. Served with sage butter ciabatta
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Venison CarpaccioList Item 1
Thin layers of venison Carpaccio served with fresh herb dressing. Plated with fresh chicory leaves (when in season) and filled with gorgonzola. Also served on a garlic crostini or bruschetta with Green Goddess Sauce
Carpaccio served with burrata / mozzarella cheese balls with chargrilled fennel & basil vinaigrette
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Sichuan PrawnList Item 2
Prawn with Sichuan chilli oil served on a generous serving of Butthe ka kees, with fresh coriander and roti.
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Tandoori ChickenList Item 3
Skewered tandoori chicken with Sichuan chilli oil served on a generous serving of Bhutte Ka Kees, with fresh coriander and roti.
Tandoori chicken skewers, slowly braai’d over a wood fire. Drenched with my famous butter curry ghee served with rotti topped with fresh coriander leaves
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Chicken Kebabs
Braai’d chicken kebabs, spiced with pink peppercorns, served with tzatziki and zucchini fritters and onion marmalade.
Works well as a Tapa option
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Quail
Quail grilled to perfection, flavoured with herbs, lemon and salt flakes, braai'ed to perfection with crispy skin. Served with smoked parsnip pure
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Boerewors
Boerewors braai’d to perfection over a wood fire. Basted with a Mr Braai Guy spicy relish and served with fresh bread. We could also add Kai’ings to the relish mix for extra taste.
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Lamb Ribs
Wind dried lamb ribs, spiced with lemon pepper, rosemary and salt flakes.
Often served as a platter or harvest table with Tzatziki, Humus and fire roasted yogurt flatbread
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Berbere Lamb
Berebere fire roasted lamb skewers served with Baba Ganoush, humus and Tzatziki with Za’atar yogurt flatbread
Lamb rib, lamb should or lamb skewers
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Lamb Loin
French trimmed lamb loin, perfectly braai’ed on open fire. Served on a lemon zest and lemon pepper labneh with chargrilled asparagus topped with curried almonds.
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Lamb Rump
Lamb rump, perfectly braai on the open fire, topped with curried yoghurt, roasted almonds and pomegranate.
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Lamb Skewers
Lamb skewers with anchovy and herb chilli butter.
Perfect addition as a Tapa option
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Lamb Kofta
Lamb Kofta braai’ed adding delicious wood flavours with roasted pita bread, creamy green goddess sauce, humus and salad
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Lamb Skilpadjie
Lamb Skilpadjies made with Mr Braai Guy Braai Zest served with apricot and mint chimichurri on wood fired yoghurt flat bread
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Ostrich SatayList Item 3
Ostrich satays marinated with fresh herbs and pink peppercorns served with fresh summer salad. It can also be served as a tapa with hummus and tzatziki.
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Flat Iron SteakList Item 4
Flat iron steak perfectly braai’d; layered with asparagus and burnt sage butter.
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Beef Flatrib
Beef Flatrib served platter style on a wooden board with mini pita bread and a hearty chimichurri sauce.
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Fillet Tartare
Tartare of fillet served on a garlic crostino or bruschetta.
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Wagyu Empanada
Wagyu ground beef empanada served with chimichurri.
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Za’atar Chicken Skewers
Lemon and Za’atar chicken skewers, with a delicious middle eastern Zhoug, drizzled over. Served with pita bread, tzatziki and salsa
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Butter Chicken CurryList Item 1
Mr Braai Guy’s famous butter chicken curry served with peach salsa and roti/naan.
Can also be served as a Bunny Chow option
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Tuna
Chargrilled tuna with hoisin marinade and roasted sesame seed
MAINS
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Beef FilletList Item 2
Pepper-crusted fillet served with garlic aioli, pear and gorgonzola salad with pear dressing.
Fillet perfectly braai’d, covered with mushroom sauce and pickled shiitaki mushrooms. Served with smoked parsnip pure and corn salsa crudo
Pepper-crusted fillet served with a blue cheese sauce drizzled with red wine and cherry reduction, topped with cherry-infused caramelised onion. Truffle scented fries, fresh green salad with Italian cheese (veggies in winter).
Fillet prepared on open fire served on fried, herbed smashed potatoes, with pepper and red wine and vegetable au ju and crispy sweet potato
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Rump StripsList Item 1
Strips of rump Salsa Verde and rump Chimichurri. Served from the centre of the table with roasted, crusted sweet potatoes, with a crispy green salad roasted butternut and almonds.
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Perfect Rump with CamembertList Item 3
Rump braai’d to perfection with Mr Braai Guy braai spices, topped with aged camembert cheese, chunky truffle flavoured wild mushrooms and drizzled with confiture de raisen.
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Perfect Rump with Sage ButterList Item 4
Rump braai’d to perfection, flambéed with sage butter on the open fire, topped off with Mr Braai Guy’s very popular Mushroom Sauce. Cut into strips and served from the centre of the table with rainbow carrots and garlic baby potatoes.
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Aged T-Bone
Large, aged T-Bone baked and then reversed seared to perfection on an open wood fire. Covered with a Café Paris Butter, served on a gratin of potato, Durée Garde sweet potato and zucchini. Topped with spiced fresh rocket.
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Peruvian Chicken
Smoky, tender and juicy Peruvian-style fire roasted chicken, with a spicy, luscious Aji Verde Green Sauce. Served with Batata Harra potatoes and a Mediterranean roasted vegetable platter served on labneh with freshly roasted Dukkha Aji Verde Green Sauce, Batata Harara potatoes, and fire roasted vegetables served on lime labneh with freshly roasted dukkha
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Baharat Lamb ShankList Item 1
Baharat-infused lamb shank served on a root vegetable puree with fresh butter beans.
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Rack of LambList Item 2
Rack of lamb, slow roasted over a wood fire with Br Braai Guy spices. Drizzled with merlot reduction, served on herbed sweet potato mash, crispy rainbow carrots and mint sauce.
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Dry Aged SteakList Item 3
Dry aged steak on the bone (Prime Rib, sirloin, fillet, or ribeye on the bone) braai’d to perfection, covered with herbed butter. Side serving of crumbed pap-balls served on relish with pork kaiings. Fresh crispy veggies.
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Pork Belly
Pork belly with roasted fennel dry rub, perfectly braai’d on open fire served with an apple spice chutney, beetroot purée accompanied by Baharat spiced pumpkin fritters and sweet potato chips.
Crispy pork belly, woodfire, slow roasted pork belly with flavours of honey, soya and mustard. Served with crushed sweet potato and seasonal vegetables.
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Beef Picanha
Beef Picanha baked over a wood fire, reverse seared and flambéed with sage butter. Served with garlic and parsley fries.
Beef Picanha baked over wood fire, reverse seared and flambéed with a sage butter. Served with garlic and parsley fries, covered with hunters mushrooms sauce. With fresh crunchy baby carrots
Braai’d Picanha with Horseradish Bearnaise, Lebanese spiced potatoes with Muhamara, chargrilled root vegetables and a fire roasted beetroot, feta and walnut salad
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Rib Eye
Rib eye served on fried, herbed smashed potatoes, with pepper and red wine and vegetable au ju and crispy sweet potato
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Beef Shortrib
Lightly smoked and braised aged beef rib with Asian Flavors served on smoked parsnip pure and corn salsa crudo
DESSERTS
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Citrusy Malva PuddingList Item 1
Citrusy malva pudding, baked on open fire and served with fresh cream or ice cream.
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Brandy Malva PuddingList Item 2
Malva pudding with brandy glaze, served with fresh cream or ice cream
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Crêpes SuzetteList Item 3
Crêpes Suzette, flambéed with Cointreau liquor, served with sweet whipped cream.
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Upside Down Banana Pudding
Upside Down Banana pudding served with fresh cream or ice cream.
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Chargrilled Peaches
Chargrilled peaches, flambéed with fresh cherries and served on cream with Sichuan peppers.
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Banana Cinnamon Braai PieList Item 1
Banana cinnamon braai pie served with fresh cream and sweet glaze.
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Banoffee Braai PieList Item 2
Banoffee braai pie served with fresh cream or ice cream.
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Berry Anglaise Braai PieList Item 3
Berry anglaise braai pie served with fresh cream.
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Clafoutis
Clafoutis prepared on open fire or baked in pizza oven, prepared in cast iron pot or individual potjies.
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Chargrilled Grapes
Chargrilled grapes, with candied pistachios served with fresh whipped cream.
… and there is so much more where that came from!
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“When dining with me, everything slows down. It’s about relaxing with loved ones and friends, with good wine and great food. It’s about the vibe created by fires, the smells and the smoke, and who I am as an open fire chef” – Jay, Mr Braai Guy