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Recipe: Rooibos-infused hardbody chicken

by Noluthando Ngcakani
2nd Sep 2021
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'Umleqwa' is isiXhosa for 'road runner' chicken – a free-range bird that has spent its life foraging in gardens, fields and streets. Photo: Supplied/Health For Mzansi

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What better way to usher in Heritage Month than with some hardbody chicken? Infused with rooibos, nogal?

We are salivating at the thought of chef Zingisa Memela’s recipe.

Umleqwa or hardbody chicken is a staple in the homes of many South Africans, and Memela adds a simple yet oh-so-South African element, rooibos, to her recipe.

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INGREDIENTS

1 hardbody chicken, plucked and cleaned

1litre boiling water

1½ chicken stock cube

1 onion, chopped

Bunch of spring onion, chopped

1 green onion, chopped

3 rooibos teabags

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METHOD

  1. In a heavy-based pot, place your chicken. Add half the boiling water and stock cube. Simmer until there is very little water remaining.
  2. Brew rooibos tea with the remaining water and place aside.
  3. Add chopped onion and spring onion to the chicken.
  4. Gradually add brewed rooibos and simmer for 2 hours.
  5. Replenish rooibos water whenever the liquid reduces.
  6. Add chopped green onion and continue to cook for about 1 hour until your chicken is soft.
  7. Reduce and thicken the remaining liquid into a gravy to be served with the chicken. 

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