Vetkoek is a traditional South African cuisine, and is a popular street food and a staple in South African culture. They can be filled with meat, tuna and mayo, syrup, curried minced meat, cheese, or basically anything you feel like using. They’re fast, easy, and very tasty.
This is where the fun begins! There are countless ways to enjoy vetkoek. Two of the most traditional methods include stuffing them with curried mince topped with sliced onions, tomatoes, and lettuce, or filling them with apricot jam and cheddar cheese. But don’t stop there, some of my favourite combinations are:
- Tomato jam
- Fig jam
- Honey and goat’s cheese
- Smashed avocado, sliced tomato, and sliced onion
- Roll small vetkoek in cinnamon sugar once fried
- Mix chopped ham or polony into the dough before the second rise, then fry golfball-sized pieces as a snack
- Smashed avocado with sliced fatty biltong and sweet chili sauce
- Smashed avocado with crispy bacon and goat’s cheese
- Mrs Ball’s chutney with cheddar cheese
- Chicken mayonnaise
- Boerewors, fried onions with ketchup and mustard