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What is ASADO? Argentinean / South
African style barbeque. The tradition of meat being the main staple of
our menu with fresh or preserved vegetables and
fruit, the exception, has been part of our
history and still lingers today, when any excuse
is made to have a braai (barbeque). And like the
Argentines, it is all about meat!
Asado is an all day ritual; large cuts of meat
are spread above a slow-burning wood fire for
several hours and never turned. Towerbosch has
modified this method by first slow cooking the
lamb in an oven, then adding salt and finishing
over a wood fire until the meat has caramelised
and become decadently crispy. (Beef and chicken
are done differently) This is soul food, without
fashion, without decoration, just true salt and
pepper flavours as your grandmother used to
make.
To get the juices flowing, the meal begins with
an empanada, a traditional crispy pastry with
lamb or other meat fillings. Then fresh
out-of-the-oven “plaasbrood” with home-made
butter and preserves. This is usually followed
by a hearty soup in the winter, or a flavoursome
smoorsnoek in summer. You will be allowed a
breather for a glass of superb Knorhoek red wine
before the carnivorous introduction.
The waiters will fill your table with platters
of lamb, succulent sirloin, roast potatoes or
sweet potatoes, grandma’s pepperbeans, tomato
and onion salad with some white pepper, or a
crispy cauliflower gratin. A brisk walk in the
lovely garden will perhaps leave you with some
space for what’s to follow.
The coup de grace will be a baked pudding, for
eg. the all-time favourite, “malva” pudding with
dried fruit stewed in rooibos tea and if it is
still possible to move, helping yourself to “moerkoffie”
quietly brewing beside glowing embers in the
hearth. Booking is
essential!
Read our latest
Towerbosch Restaurant review in The Month Restaurant
Review section »
Asado is only served on Sundays
@ R165 per person
Bookings are essential to avoid disappointment!
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