Potjiekos

Meat and vegetables layered in a cast-iron pot over coals.

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg Lamb
• 600 g Potatoes
• 4 Carrots
• 2 Onions
• 300 g Cabbage
• 1 Bell pepper
• 1 cup Red wine
• 2 cups Stock
• 2 Bay leaves
• 4 tbsp Oil
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Brown the meat — Sear the lamb in the pot over coals until well coloured.
2. Layer — Arrange the vegetables in layers on top, densest first, without mixing.
3. Add liquid — Pour in the wine and stock — just enough to reach halfway.
4. Cook untouched — Cover and cook over low coals for 3 hours without stirring even once; stirring is what ruins a potjie.
5. Potjiekos is ready — Stir gently only at the very end and serve straight from the pot.

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