Potjie

A recipe for all our traditional South African lovers of camp fire cooking. The combination of shin and oxtail delivers very good flavour and makes the dish more affordable. Prepare it in two phases – phase one, tenderise the meat and phase two, add flavour.

What is potjiekos, you may wonder? Potjiekos is a traditional stew that is native to South Africa, usually made from a small cast-iron pot (a three-legged black pot). The name “potjiekos” is an Afrikaans word, which simply means small pot food. The one thing that makes this traditional stew so particularly unique is that it...

Portuguese Stewed Chicken Recipe a simple one-pot meal where you literally brown the chicken, pour all of the ingredients into the pot, cover and set the timer. It doesn't get easier than that!

Jan Braai's pork neck curry potjie recipe. Use medium curry powder and cook this meal in under one hour.

Lamb curry potjie is a real favourite of most South Africans Read More by jackiealbasini

This hearty potjie is one of our favourites, and not just because it’s made with beer. It’s rich, robust and it’ll have you wishing winter was all year long.

Recipe for Beef Brisket Potjiekos made with a delicious braai (BBQ) sauce. Ingredients 1.5 kg beef brisket or stewing steak, in large cubes 3-4 courgettes, thickly sliced 200g button mushrooms, thickly sliced 15 ml cooking oil For the Sauce: 2 large onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 15 ml cooking oil 1 x 410g can …

A selection of my favourite traditional South African Potjiekos recipes

THE OFFICIAL OPENING Attended by all those who helped plus spouses and kids, this was a great night and one to be remembered. For his architect (me), his builder (Rob), his South African neighbour on a spade (Riaan), his South African friend on a spade (Dean), wives, young'uns and Riaan's sister who was visiting from South Africa, Ben and Tersia put on a proper feast and celebration. Oxfordshire's autumnal weather kicked off with a heavy rain shower before the guests arrived, but the night…