Beef Carpaccio with Biltong Jam Recipe by The Table Bay Hotel

Camissa is named after the Khoisan word for Cape Town, offers diners a relaxing and sensory experience while overlooking the busy, working harbour inside the scenic V&A Waterfront. The restaurant also includes a separate wine bar and wine tasting room and an elegant private dining space for those special occasions.

Having recently launched their new summer menu, the Beef Carpaccio has been a huge hit. It comes with biltong jam, goat’s cheese mousse, radish gel & salad. The Biltong jam has a really pleasant sweet-savory element that adds to the levels of texture and flavor to a stunning dish. The recipe for the biltong jam has been added below, but you can easily just book a table at Camissa Restaurant and let the experts wow you with the new summer menu!

Ingredients:

2 medium Red onions
4 cloves of garlic.
A teaspoon of paprika.
100g of Brown Sugar
50ml water
60ml of Balsamic Vinegar.
60g of pre-packed sliced Biltong
40g Biltong spice
120ml of Maple Syrup

Method:

Finely dice the 2 medium red onions, also finely dice the garlic cloves too, so everything you need is prepped and ready.

With around 2 teaspoons of oil, throw the onions into a pan on a medium heat, and cook until caramelised. If the onions start to look as though they are burning a little, add a spot more oil to keep everything moist.

Once the onions start to turn colour, add in the chopped garlic, and cook for a further 1 minute.

Add in the teaspoon of paprika and stir through.

Unpack your biltong and chop it or tear it down some more. You want it to be rather fine, so make sure there aren’t any larger pieces getting in there and set aside.

Now add the water, balsamic vinegar and maple syrup, and turn up the heat to high.

Immediately add the brown sugar.

Cook the jam for about 2 minutes.

Then add in your biltong and mix through.

Continue to cook for a further minute or so, before reducing the heat right down to a simmer.

Simmer for 10 minutes until a jam like consistency forms.

Once thickened, remove from the heat and allow to cool.

Directions to Camissa
The Table Bay Hotel
6, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Breakwater Boulevard
Cape Town
8001
021 406 5000