THE TOP 12 FINALISTS

From splendid starters to marvellous mains and sweet desserts – DRUM Food Ambassador hopefuls pulled out all the stops with their entries. Here we share the top 12’s recipes for you to try at home

Nada Hermanus

▪ Tuna fish cakes ▪ Coconut braised pork ▪ Malva pudding with a citrus twist

Violet Seoketsa

▪ Apricots stuffed with goat’s cheese & wrapped in bacon ▪ Sweet and sour pork steak on turmeric noodles with apple and red cabbage slaw

▪ Apple crumble tartlet

Luyanda Mafanya

▪ Mussels in tomato sauce ▪ Pork belly

▪ Chocolate fondant

Qiqa Sibonise Jabane

▪ Homemade salmon and cream cheese pie

▪ Smoked eisbein with apple sauce, Parmesan mash and caramelised carrots

▪ Lemon yoghurt tart

Pinkie Matshabane

▪ Crispy bacon and rocket salad ▪ Honey-glazed pork strips with fluffy mash and salad ▪ Moulded yoghurt tarts

Ayanda Hlungwani

▪ Peri-peri chicken livers with toasted French bread ▪ Syrup-glazed pork chops with creamy mash potatoes and broccoli

▪ Very berry cheesecake

Mpilonhle Ndlela

▪ Rice fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce

▪ Pork shank stew with roast potatoes, pumpkin and corn ▪ Chocolate pudding topped with popcorn

Xolani Vusumuzi Magagula

▪ North African fish half-moons with turmeric mayo and garden greens

▪ Braised pork shank with pearled barley and butternut purée ▪ Chocolate mousse and custard delight

Nolizwe Radebe

▪ Bacon & cream spinach puffs with lemon butter prawns ▪ Honey pork roast with mash and veggies

▪ Chocolate brownies served with ice cream

Sibonguxolo Tokwe

▪ Tuna spirals

▪ Pork shank with apple citrus rice salad

▪ Chocolate ice cream cake

Siyasanga Ncanisa

▪ Corn dogs with rainbow coleslaw

▪ Turmeric-crusted pork with butternut mash and broccoli and corn salsa

▪ Layered berry pudding

Liziwe Matloha

▪ Prawn ravioli with parsley butter sauce

▪ Pork shank osso bucco served with garlic cauliflower mash ▪ Caramelised oven-baked pears