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Potjiekos
Potjiekos, is a traditional stew recipe from South Africa and Namibia. It is cooked outdoors in a round, cast iron, three-legged pot, called potjie.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
4
people
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
South African
Ingredients
- 3 lb lamb stew meat cubed
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 onion chopped
- 3 cups meat stock
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 lb carrot small
- 1 lb baby potato
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 tablespoon Turmeric
- ½ cup milk
- salt
- black pepper
Equipment
- potjie Traditional South African stew
Instructions
- In a potjie pot or Dutch oven with hot oil, add the lamb, season with salt and pepper and cook on medium heat, until browned. Remove the meat and set aside.
- Add the onions to the pot and sauté until soft for about 8 minutes.
- Return the meat to the pot, then add the wine and enough beef stock to cover the ingredients. Turn the heat to low and simmer covered for one hour.
- Add the carrots and potatoes and continue simmering for 30 minutes.
- Mix the sugar, curry powder and turmeric with the milk and stir into the stew.
- Bring back to boil and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
- Serve with rice or mieliepap (maize porridge).
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Notes
- Traditionally, potjiekos is cooked over a fire. This recipe was adapted to be cooked on a stove, but it can also be used to cook in a potjie pot on a fire instead.