Slaphakskeentjies
Serves 8 15 min prep 25 min cook
A beloved Cape sweet-and-sour onion side dish with a golden mustard dressing.
Ingredients
- 750 g small pickling onions, peeled
- 125 ml white vinegar
- 100 g sugar
- 1 tbsp mustard powder
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
Method
- Cook the onions in lightly salted water until just tender and drain.
- Whisk together the vinegar, sugar, mustard powder, cornflour, eggs and salt.
- Cook over gentle heat while stirring until thickened.
- Pour the warm dressing over the onions.
- Cool and refrigerate before serving.