Dish Western Cape
Tomatie Bredie
A Cape slow-stew of lamb and tomato — the simplest and best of the bredie family.
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Why it's worth your time
A bredie is a Cape slow-stew, and the tomato version is the purest of the family — lamb and tomato cooked down until they melt into each other. It comes from the Cape farm kitchen and the Cape Malay pot, built on the Dutch stew tradition made local. It's a home dish, rarely on restaurant menus, which is the loss. Find a Winelands farmstay that serves it, or a Cape Malay home that cooks it; it rewards the wait.