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    South African savoury tart (sout tert)

    Published: Oct 18, 2019 · Modified: May 30, 2024 by VJ · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    A South African savoury tart (or sout tert) is a popular South African recipe, made with chopped sausages and hard-boiled eggs, mixed in a creamy cheese sauce, and baked in a pastry shell. It's a favourite at any get-together, and a slice of this savoury tart makes a delicious quick and easy lunch.

    A slice of South African savoury tart on a plate.

    This recipe has been updated with clearer instructions and new images. The original recipe remains unchanged.

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    • South African Sout Tert Recipe
    • What you will need
    • What to do
    • Storage and reheating
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    • Other South African recipes
    • 📋The recipe

    South African Sout Tert Recipe

    When my daughter Kathy, who lives in South Africa, was over for a visit not too long ago, her first words to me were 'Please put that savoury tart up on your website - you know the one - the sout tert that Ouma used to make'.

    This savoury tart has long been a family favourite, making its appearance at various get-togethers over the years. It's made by chopping sausages and hard-boiled eggs and mixing these with a creamy cheese sauce. It is then baked in a crispy shortcrust pastry case. To be honest, it is so easy to make, I'm surprised she can't remember how to make it.

    Sout tert (pronounced Sowt Tert) is the Afrikaans name for this recipe. Sout means either salt or savoury depending on the context in which you use it. So in this case, sout tert simply means savoury tart.

    Back in the day, when my mother-in-law first showed me how to make it, a savoury tart was made with red Vienna sausages. In those days, Vienna sausages were of very dubious origin. The outer skin was a lurid pinkish-red colour, and the inner meat was a very highly processed 'something'. It was probably best that we didn't know what that 'something' was. I believe that there are regulations in place now, to prohibit the addition of all the colourings that were added.

    Luckily, I've found a substitute for the old-time Viennas. Lidl does a very nice range of German bockwurst which I use instead. And even if I say it myself, I think it tastes better than the original version.

    So Kathy, here is the sout tert recipe you asked for.

    Close up of a savoury tart on a plate.

    What you will need

    Equipment

    This recipe is sufficient for a 10" x 8" x 2.5" baking dish, but you may find you have a little pastry left over. I normally make 2 tarts, one of them in a 9" x 7* dish and another smaller one in a 6" x 4" dish. There is enough filling, and it means I use up all the pastry.

    If you are going to be making your own pastry, you will need a mixing bowl and a rolling pin.

    You will also need a saucepan for making the cheese sauce, and a sharp knife and a chopping board for cutting up the eggs and sausages.

    Ingredients

    **You can get the complete list of ingredients and full instructions on how to make this savoury tart on the printable recipe card at the end of this post**

    Ingredients for a South African savoury tart.
    • Hard-boiled eggs - shelled and sliced
    • Bockwurst sausages (or good quality Vienna sausages) - chopped into rounds.
    • Grated cheddar cheese - you can use any cheese that you would normally use for cooking.
    • Butter - don't use margarine, butter gives a much better flavour.
    • Cornflour/cornstarch - this is used for thickening the filling
    • Milk - full-cream or semi-skimmed, it doesn't matter.
    • Salt - this is optional
    • Ground black pepper - black pepper always goes well with eggs

    You will also need

    • 1 quantity of shortcrust pastry - you can get instructions for making shortcrust pastry from this Bacon and Egg Pie recipe, or you can buy a roll of ready-made shortcrust pastry in the supermarket.

    What to do

    In a nutshell, here's what you have to do:

    • Chop up the eggs and sausages.
    • Make the cheese sauce.
    • Line your baking dish
    • Assemble and bake

    Cheese sauce

    A mixture of butter and cornflour in a saucepan.

    Melt the butter in a saucepan, then stir in the cornflour.

    Make sure you get out all the lumps.

    Cheese sauce being stirred with a balloon whisk in a saucepan.

    Pour the milk into the butter mixture and stir with a balloon whisk over a gentle heat until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens.

    The whisk should leave a slight trail in the sauce.

    A spoonful of cheese sauce held over a saucepan.

    Add three-quarters of the cheese and the salt and pepper, and stir on a gentle heat until the cheese has melted.

    Your sauce should have a thick pourable consistency.

    Stir in the chopped eggs and sausages and mix thoroughly to combine.

    Set aside to cool while you line the pie dish.

    Assemble and bake

    A baking dish lined with pastry.

    Brush the baking dish lightly with a teaspoon of sunflower oil.

    Roll out the pastry to about one-eighth inch thickness and use it to line your baking dish.

    I like to press a fork around the edges of the pastry and then trim away any excess pastry with a sharp knife.

    A pastry case filled with sausage, egg and cheese mixture.

    Pour the cooled filling into the pastry case.

    The savoury tart sprinkled with grated cheese.

    Sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese.

    Overheat shot of a baked South African savoury tart.

    Bake in a preheated oven (200C / 400F) for 25 to 30 minutes until the cheese has melted and the edges of the pastry are golden.

    You should store the cooled tart in a covered container in the refrigerator, but it does taste best at room temperature. For this reason, you should remove it from the refrigerator half an hour before serving.

    Overheat shot of a baked South African savoury tart.

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    Storage and reheating

    This dish is not suitable for freezing as it may split and become watery once defrosted.

    However, you can make it up to 3 days in advance and store covered in the refrigerator.

    It can be reheated either in a hot oven for about 8 minutes or in the microwave, or left on the counter for half an hour to come to room temperature

    Save for later

    If you'd like to try this savoury tart for yourself, why not pin the recipe to one of your Pinterest boards so you can find it easily? Just click on the image below.

    Alternatively, you can save the recipe by clicking on the floating heart icon on the right-hand side of the screen.

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    📋The recipe

    A slice of South African savoury tart on a plate.

    South African savoury tart (sout tert)

    A South African savoury tart (or sout tert) is a popular South African recipe, made with chopped sausages and hard-boiled eggs, mixed in a creamy cheese sauce, and baked in a pastry shell. It's a favourite at any get-together, and a slice of this savoury tart makes delicious quick and easy lunch.
    Recipe by: Veronica
    Lunch, Snack
    South African
    Calories 276
    Prep 15 minutes minutes
    Cook 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 10" x 8" tart
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    Equipment

    • Large saucepan
    • 20cm x 30cm baking dish
    • Sharp Knife
    • Chopping Board
    • Balloon whisk

    Ingredients

    • 1 qty Shortcrust pastry homemade or shop-bought
    • 6 large hard-boiled eggs shelled and sliced
    • 6 bockwurst sausages sliced into thin rings
    • 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
    • 2 ounces / 60 grams butter
    • 2 cups milk
    • 2 tablespoons cornflour
    • Salt and black pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat oven to 200°C / 400°F
    • Roll the pastry to ¼" thickness and use to line a greased 30cm x 20cm pie dish.
      1 qty Shortcrust pastry
    • Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the cornflour and stir to remove any lumps
      2 ounces / 60 grams butter, 2 tablespoons cornflour
    • Add the milk, salt and pepper and bring to the boil stirring continuously until the mixture thickens
      2 cups milk, Salt and black pepper
    • Reduce the heat, add ¾ of the cheese. Reserve a little cheese to sprinkle on top. Stir until the cheese has melted.
      1 cup cheddar cheese
    • Remove from the heat. Add the chopped egg and sausages and stir well to combine. Allow to cool.
      6 large hard-boiled eggs, 6 bockwurst sausages
    • Pour the cooled filling into the prepared pastry case
    • Sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese
    • Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes until the pastry is golden.
    • Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

    Notes

    If you want to make your own pastry you can use the recipe from this bacon and egg pie
    The sauce should leave a trail when a spoon is drawn through it.  If the sauce does not thicken sufficiently you can mix an additional teaspoon of cornflour with a little milk and drizzle in slowly, mixing all the time, until the desired consistency is reached.
    Don't allow it to become too thick - the sauce will thicken further when the cheese is added.
    The pastry shell does not need to be pre-baked.  The pastry and the filling bake at the same time.
    Serve either warm (the filling will be slightly runny), or cold (the filling will be firm).
    Calories have been calculated on the assumption that the tart will be cut into 12 servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories - 276kcal | Carbohydrates - 13.9g | Protein - 11.7g | Fat - 19g | Saturated Fat - 5.8g | Cholesterol - 116mg | Sodium - 492mg | Potassium - 66mg | Fiber - 0.3g | Sugar - 3.2g | Calcium - 143mg | Iron - 1mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information has been calculated using an on-line calculator, and is intended for information and guidance purposes only. If the nutrition information is important to you, you should consider calculating it yourself, using your preferred tool.

    Unless otherwise stated, a cup is the standard US cup containing 240 ml. In all my recipes this cup is assumed to hold 140g of flour. For help converting other ingredients between cups, grams, ounces and other measures, see my recipe conversion calculator.
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    1. Suzanne

      December 30, 2021 at 12:35 pm

      5 stars
      You can also make a "crustless" version. I hate worki g with pastry so i line the dish with a good layer of butter and dust with self raising flour (get rid of whatever doesnt stick to the butter). Add filling and go... I do that for quiche, fritatas and everything savoury i can.

      Reply
      • VJ

        December 30, 2021 at 12:57 pm

        Absolutely - I have a number of 'crustless' tarts on my site that you may like to try:
        Crustless broccoli and cheese tart
        Crustless ham and cheese quiche with sweetcorn
        Crustless bully beef quiche

        Reply
    2. Ferds

      November 08, 2021 at 6:09 am

      Hi! The recipe says you need butter. But it doesnt list how much butter

      Also were you able to find the recipe with the bully beef?

      Thanks in advance

      Reply
      • VJ

        November 08, 2021 at 1:27 pm

        Oops - sorry about that - you will need 2 ounces (60 grams) of butter. I've updated the recipe to include this.
        I think the recipe with the bully beef might be this one - https://www.foodleclub.com/crustless-bully-beef-quiche/
        VJ x

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    3. jean rita vosloo

      December 16, 2019 at 4:55 pm

      actually I was looking for SAvoury tart that HAS BULLY BEEF. BACON. EGGS. CHEESE AND PARSLEY IN Can you help me

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      • VJ

        December 16, 2019 at 5:33 pm

        Hi Jean, Let me see what I can do. I know I've got a recipe for that somewhere. I'll either post it on the website or email it to you.

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