Coriander · Vinegar · Rock salt
Homemade South African Biltong
Proper biltong is air-dried, not cooked. Here are the cures, cuts, spice blends and drying times that turn 2.5 kg of silverside into the real thing in five days.
Welcome to Biltong Recipes
Dried meat, done the South African way
We are a sister site to easysouthafricanrecipes.com, focused entirely on biltong and droëwors. Every recipe here has been written for a home kitchen and a simple drying box — no smoker, no dehydrator preset, no guesswork about how long to leave it hanging.
Start with the classic beef cure, then branch into chilli bites, peri-peri, garlic, sweet cures and venison. When your box is full, the dishes section shows you what to do with the offcuts.
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Beginner guides
How to Make Biltong at Home: The Complete Guide
Cuts, salt, vinegar, spice, airflow and timing — everything that decides whether your first batch works.
5 days
How to Build a Biltong Box for Under R500
A simple wooden or cardboard dryer with a computer fan and a light bulb that dries a full batch in four days.
2 hours
Classic South African Beef Biltong
The original coriander, vinegar and rock salt cure on beef silverside — the recipe every South African kitchen starts with.
5 daysFeatured recipes
Straight from the box
Classic South African Beef Biltong
The original coriander, vinegar and rock salt cure on beef silverside — the recipe every South African kitchen starts with.
5 days
Traditional Droëwors
Thin coriander-spiced beef sausage dried in narrow sheep casings until snappy on the outside and rich inside.
3 days
Peri-Peri Chilli Bites
Small cubes of beef cured with chilli, garlic and peri-peri, dried hard for a proper fiery snack.
3 days
The Only Biltong Spice Mix You Need
A make-ahead coriander, pepper and salt blend in the correct ratio for 5 kg of meat.
15 minutes
Creamy Biltong Pasta
A twenty-minute weeknight pasta where shredded biltong does all the seasoning work.
20 minutesPopular spice blends
Get the cure right
The Only Biltong Spice Mix You Need
A make-ahead coriander, pepper and salt blend in the correct ratio for 5 kg of meat.
15 minutesDroëwors
Thin, spicy dried sausage made the traditional South African way with coriander and beef or game.
Spice Mixes & Marinades
Classic coriander-and-vinegar cures, chilli rubs and marinades that give biltong its signature flavour.