You Will Need:

Main Dish

1½ kg lamb (neck, shin or shoulder), we used 3 necks cut lengthways and then cut across once.
2 T (30 ml) olive or canola oil
1 T (15 ml) butter
2 t (10 ml) Ina Paarman’s Meat Spice
2 onions, chopped
1 - 2 t (5 - 10 ml) Ina Paarman’s Chilli & Garlic Seasoning
1 cup (250 ml) water
1 x 25 g Ina Paarman’s Liquid Chicken Stock
1 T (15 ml) wine vinegar
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
500 g waterblommetjies, soaked in salted water (see Ina’s Tip)
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 T (30 ml) fresh lemon juice

Soaking waterblommetjies in water with a little salt helps to remove any sliminess that may be on them.

Brown the meat in oil and butter mixture in a large, heavy based saucepan.

Remove meat with a slotted spoon and season with Meat Spice.

Add onions and Chilli & Garlic Seasoning to saucepan and sauté.

Add water, Liquid Stock, vinegar and garlic and bring to the boil.

Return meat to the saucepan and simmer very slowly in the oven at 160 °C or on top of the stove until tender, ± 1½ hours.

Add waterblommetjies and potatoes. Simmer for about 20 minutes until vegetables are done.

Add lemon juice and season to taste. Garnish with waterblommetjie blossoms or chopped parsley. Serve on rice. (This dish freezes well.)

Variations Substitute green beans when waterblommetjies are out of season.

A traditional Cape gem. When waterblommetjies are out of season, use green beans.

Main Dish

1½ kg lamb (neck, shin or shoulder), we used 3 necks cut lengthways and then cut across once.
2 T (30 ml) olive or canola oil
1 T (15 ml) butter
2 t (10 ml) Ina Paarman’s Meat Spice
2 onions, chopped
1 - 2 t (5 - 10 ml) Ina Paarman’s Chilli & Garlic Seasoning
1 cup (250 ml) water
1 x 25 g Ina Paarman’s Liquid Chicken Stock
1 T (15 ml) wine vinegar
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
500 g waterblommetjies, soaked in salted water (see Ina’s Tip)
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 T (30 ml) fresh lemon juice