Rachel earns title with a delicious cheese combo

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GEORGE NEWS - Rachel Bertrand is George Herald's Braaibroodjie Master!

This mother of two won the title with the simplicity of her delicious cheesy recipe - using four different kinds of cheese - and combination of textures.

The runner-up is Angelique Reinhardt with her spicy secret ingredient, chilli cheese bombs; and Jackie Engelbrecht is in the third place with her beautiful presentation, complete with green figs and Camembert cheese.

Judges Sharlee Moriarty (strategic marketing manager at Group Editors), Allewijn Dippenaar, Memory Booysen (Garden Route District Mayor) and Lizette da Silva (George Herald editor) had a feast of braaibroodjies to choose from, made with care and ingenious products.

The other two finalists were Leigh-Carren Whittaker and Linda Willers.

The winners walked away smiling broadly and the judges looked equally pleased with their pleasant task.

PHOTO GALLERY: Rachel is our Braaibroodjie Master

Judges, winners and finalists: from left are George Herald editor Lizette da Silva, GRDM Mayor Memory Booysen, Sharlee Moriarty (Group Editors), Jackie Engelbrecht (third place), winner Rachel Bertrand with her daughter Lily, contestants Leigh-Carren Whittaker and Linda Willers, and runner-up Angelique Reinhardt.

Rachel Bertrand received four lovely prizes: two nights at Beyond the Moon (Wilderness); Jakkalsvlei gift box; Van Rensburgs Food voucher and an Eden MediSpa voucher.

Runner-up Angelique Reinhardt received a Hussar Grill voucher; Van Rensburgs Food voucher and Rein Lifestyle and Beauty voucher.

Third-placed Jackie Engelbrecht received a Spur voucher and Rein Lifestyle and Beauty voucher.

Four of the finalist's recipes:

Leigh-Carren Whittaker’s braaibroodjie

Ingredients:

Albany bread white / brown 1st recipe
Garlic butter or Marmite cream cheese spread
Cheese cheddar, mozzarella and feta cheese
Grilled onions with mushrooms
Tomatoes

2nd recipe

Bread ciabatta
Garlic butter
Cheese and roast veggies

Angelique Reinhardt: Angi’s BOMB braaibroodjie

Ingredients

Bread
Margarine
Cream cheese (optional)
Tomatoes
Caramelized onions
Diced bacon bits
3 – 4 Chillie cheese bombs
Bushveld braai peri–peri sauce (optional)

Method

In a pan, caramelize your onions
Spread Margarine on the outside of the bread slices.
Spread cream cheese as the first layer of your braaibroodjie.
Layer tomatoes to your liking.
Stack caramelized onions onto the tomatoes.
Throw some bacon bits on.
Stack the 3-4 cheese bombs, add some Peri-Peri sauce and close the bread.
Braai and enjoy!!!

Jackie Engelbrecht se braaibroodjie

Bestandele:

Ciabatta-broodjie
Botter
Basil Pesto
Mozzarellakaas
Camembert-kaas
Rooi uie
Tamaties - enige soort wat jy verkies
Vars Basil
Sout en swart peper
Klein bietjie vyestroop / gouestroop

Metode

Sny broodjie oop en smeer bietjie botter en heelwat Basil Pesto aan beide kante.
Volgende kom die Mozzarellakaas en skywe Camembert-kaas
Dan gevolg deur rooi ui, tamaties en vars Basil
Sout en peper
Nog ‘n laag Mozzarella en Camembert
Nou is dit reg om te braai oor matige kole totdat broodjie “crispy” buite is en kaas lekker gesmelt.
Sny broodjie in skywe of net middeldeur en dip met bietjie vyestroop of gouestroop.
Geniet!

Linda Willers se “all time ultimate”-braaibroodjie

Bestandele:

Woolworths English muffins (klaar voorberei), soveel soos benodig. Hierdie is so lekker, ons maak sommer as ons begin twee vir elkeen.
Vars opgekapte knoffel
Smeer lagie sour cream and chives maaskaas
Tamatieskywe (indien verkies kan tamatie met skyfies green fig preserve vervang word)
Growwe sout en gemaalde swartpeper
Mengsel van gerasperde cheddar en mozzarella kaas
Gekarmeliseerde rooi uie (met rooi wyn en bruin suiker)
2- 3 skyfies Camembert-kaas
Gedroogde orgiganum
Halveer muffins en smeer lekker regte egte botter op beide kante.

Metodes