South African Traditional Recipes 50 by GJ van Niekerk - HTML preview

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All In One Potjie

 

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INGREDIENTS

 

750g bolo or boneless chuck of beef

1 pig's trotter

30ml cooking oil

2 onions, sliced

10ml salt

freshly ground black pepper to taste

200g uncooked pearl wheat

4 tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped

250ml dry white wine

250ml meat stock

2 leeks, sliced

5 baby marrows, sliced

 

METHOD

 

Cut the bolo or chuck into cubes and saw the trotter into portions.

 

Heat the cooking oil in a "potjie" and brown the meat.

 

Add the onion and fry until it is translucent.

 

Season with salt and pepper and add the pearl wheat and tomatoes.

 

Heat the wine and meat stock together in a small pan over the fire, then pour the liquid into the "potjie" and cover with the lid.

 

Let the meat simmer over low coals for 3-4 hours, until it is tender.

 

Layer the leeks and baby marrows on top and simmer for another 20 minutes.