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A Happy Surprise from SPAR

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You know it’s true what they say, if you don’t try you’ll never know. Kholiswa Ntalavane took a chance by entering our SPAR competition <> and to her surprise, she won. Kholiswa says the first thing she’ll buy with her R5000 voucher is her guilty pleasure… vanilla ice-cream as it’s perfect for this warm weather. As for meals, our winner plans to use her voucher on her favourite beans and beef stew recipe (featured below). Grab the latest issue of BONA magazine for more of Kholiswa’s winning recipes.

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Beans and beef stew
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons (30ml) SPAR Sunflower Oil
  • 1kg beef, cubed
  • 1 SPAR Freshline Onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons SPAR Tomato Paste
  • 2 SPAR Beef Stock Cubes
  • 2 cups (500ml) water
  • 1 large SPAR Freshline Sweet Potato, cubed
  • 2 large SPAR Freshline Butternut, cut into thick cubes
  • 1 can (400g) SPAR Baked Beans or 2 Cups (500g) of SPAR Red Speckled Sugar Beans (Boiled until soft)
  • 4 tablespoons SPAR Brown Onion Soup
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan and brown meat for 2–3 minutes on each side; remove from the pan.
  2. Fry onions and garlic until soft in the same pan.
  3. Add the meat, tomato paste, stock cubes and water. Cover with a lid and cook for 1 hour 20 minutes.
  4. Add vegetables and beans.
  5. Mix water and soup together, add to the stew and cook for a further 5–10 minutes.
  6. Serve with SPAR Parboiled Rice.

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