soutribbetjie, noun

/ˈsəʊtˌrəbəki/
Forms:
Formerly also zout ribbetje, zoute ribbetje.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, sout salt + ribbetjie chop, rib.
Salted mutton ribs, grilled on an open fire. See also ribbetjie.
1890 A.G. Hewitt Cape Cookery 16Zoute Ribbetje. A fore-quarter of mutton, remove the neck and shoulder, and crack ribs across.
1900 F.R.M. Cleaver in M.M. Cleaver Young S. Afr. (1913) 63The pen does not fit deftly to the finger of the scribe, since that yesterday Gert used it to spit a zout-ribbetje upon.
[1935 P. Smith Platkops Children 91Boers..roastin’ their salt ribitjes an’ makin’ their coffee on fires outside.]
1950 H. Gerber Cape Cookery 94Soutribbetjie. Take ribs of mutton and salt them well.
1968 G. Croudace Silver Grass 217She left him on the stoep, sipping his peach-brandy, while she prepared supper; freshly-baked bread, soutribbetjies — the salted ribs of mutton — and sweet potatoes.
1971 L.G. Green Taste of S.-Easter 88Her meat and poultry section started with pot-roasting and went on to the traditional hoenderpastei, soutribbetjie and bobotie.
1975 S. Afr. Panorama Dec. 20One can almost savour the aroma of this South African-style braaivleis (barbecue) with soutribbetjie (salted ribs of lamb..) and sosaties (kebabs) with roosterkoek.
1977 Fair Lady 8 June (Suppl.) 23‘Soutribbetjie.’ 1,4 kg — 1,8 kg rib of lamb; 10 g brown sugar; 225 g salt; 2 ml saltpetre.
1986 M. Van Wyk Cooking the S. Afr. Way 62Salted Rib (Soutribbetjie)...Combine sugar, salt, saltpetre, coriander, cloves and vinegar. Rub well into meat. Place in..container and refrigerate for 2 days. Remove and hang in a cool, airy place to dry. Grill rib until done to taste.
1990 10 Ways to Save Money on Red Meat (Meat Board) 7Beef, lamb or pork ribs can make an entire meal — Lamb soutribbetjies, portion with a glaze, cured portions with a barbeque sauce.
1991 Leisure Bks Catal. Apr.–June 19Recipes are included, such as biltong quiche, biltong potbread,..soutribbetjie, [etc.]..Traditional SA fare at its very best.
Salted mutton ribs, grilled on an open fire.
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soutpiel, nounn.so waar, interjectionint.
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