March 30, 2026

Creamy Samp

Name: Delicious Creamy Samp Recipe | LANCEWOOD®
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 800 g quick cooking samp; 2 litres water; 1 onion, chopped; 60 ml margarine or butter; 5 ml Aromat®; 45 ml Cremora®; 230 g LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Plain Cream Cheese; 2 carrots, grated; 45 ml fresh parsley, chopped

Serves:

Cooking Time:

< 45 min

This creamy samp recipe comes from a family kitchen, a Somikazi Zulu recipe passed down from her mother, made rich with LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Plain Cream Cheese and Cremora.

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Grated carrot and a spoonful of cream cheese turn simple samp into something deeply comforting, the sort of side that holds its own against a hearty stew or a plate straight off the braai.

Recipes like this one tend to stick around in families for a reason, passed from one generation to the next because they simply work. Serve it warm and generous, as the side that steals the show without much fuss.

Ingredients:

800 g quick cooking samp
2 litre(s) water
1 onion(s), chopped
60 ml margarine or butter
5 ml Aromat®
45 ml Cremora®
230 g LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Plain Cream Cheese
2 carrots, grated
45 ml fresh parsley, chopped

Method

Bring the samp and water to the boil. Once boiling, lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until soft. Drain off excess liquid if necessary.
Fry the onion in the butter until just soft. Add to the samp together with the Aromat®, Cremora®, cream cheese and carrots.
Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
Add the parsley and mix through. Serve warm.

HINTS & TIPS:

Fry bacon pieces and mushrooms until crispy and scatter over before serving.
Add 250 ml peas (frozen or canned) and 100 g chopped ham. Sprinkle grated LANCEWOOD® Cheddar or White Cheddar over.Recipe inspired by Somikazi Zulu, LANCEWOOD® 2018

Cake-off finalist:
“This has always been a family favourite, made by my mother”.