Snoek Braai

Name: Snoek Braai
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 whole snoek, butterflied; 1/2 cup apricot jam; 3 tbsp butter, melted; 1 lemon, juiced

Snoek Braai/snook BRY/

About this dish

Whole snoek fish grilled over open coals, basted with apricot jam glaze.

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Ingredients

🐟1 whole snoek, butterflied

🍯1/2 cup apricot jam

🧈3 tbsp butter, melted

🍋1 lemon, juiced

Method

Serves 2

Butterfly the snoek and season generously.

Mix apricot jam with melted butter and lemon juice for the baste.

Grill the fish flesh-side down over hot coals.

Baste frequently with the apricot glaze while grilling.

Serve hot with bread and the extra glaze.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Snoek braai is a Cape tradition, using the local snoek fish, often basted with a sweet apricot jam glaze.

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