About this dish
A slow-cooked stew of meat and vegetables, traditionally cooked in a cast-iron pot over an open fire.
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Ingredients
🥩800g beef or lamb, cubed
🥔4 potatoes, chunked
🥕3 carrots, chunked
🧅2 onions, chopped
Method
Serves 41
Brown the meat in the pot over open coals.2
Layer vegetables on top without stirring.3
Add a little stock, cover, and let simmer slowly for several hours over low coals.4
Resist stirring until near the end to let the layers cook evenly.5
Serve hot straight from the pot.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Potjiekos is a traditional South African cooking method as much as a dish, named after the three-legged cast-iron pot it's cooked in.
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