Potjie for Christmas

[Arzy]

T-15

It is done and delicious.

One final stir to get everything covered and mixed. Meat is soft. Root vegetables can be cut with a spoon but offer the slightest resistance. Green beans are warm but crisp and mushrooms are just right. Sauce is thick and moarish.

 

[Polymathic]

Right. Process is a go.

Meat was browned.
Onions sweated.
Garlic given a light color.
Flour was allowed to make an appearance.
Paprika, salt, pepper, cayenne.
Red wine reduced by half.
No soup powder in sight.
Stock mixed with curry powder, strong chutney and woester (yes, that how you spell it) sauce.
Couple of bay leaves.
Some Pickled onions.
Some tomato paste.



It is glorious and I could just sit and the sauce with bread as is for the rest of the day.

Liquid stock?

 

[Arzy]

Liquid stock?

Yes

 

[Polymathic]

Yes

I could tell by the texture. Most liquid stock have corn flour

 

[RedViking]

Before:


After:

 

[Arzy]

I could tell by the texture. Most liquid stock have corn flour

No to the corn flour, just normal flour

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Before:
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After:
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Dog potjie?!

 

[RedViking]

The wortels doesn't want to get sag quick enough. Dammit. I'm hungry.

 

[RedViking]

Before:
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After:
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Also, by the way. They ended up getting me lamb neck and not leg. Anyways, was really nice.

 

[RedViking]

T-15

It is done and delicious.

One final stir to get everything covered and mixed. Meat is soft. Root vegetables can be cut with a spoon but offer the slightest resistance. Green beans are warm but crisp and mushrooms are just right. Sauce is thick and moarish.

Is that a kant potjie?

 

[RedViking]

 

[RedViking]

Vandag sukkel ons nie

I was looking for one in "Town" but couldn't find anything for potjie.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

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And drinks?

 

[RedViking]

And drinks?

Just the usual koffie potjie.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Just the usual koffie potjie.

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We will allow this

 

[RedViking]

We will allow this

I had red wine in the potjie?

 

[B-1]

Looks good!

Im a bit late to the party and tend to be more traditional with poitjie.

Things that make a big difference for me are:
Brown the meat properly.
To get a nice sauce finely chop a portion of your potatoes, onion and tomato. Dont just cube it all.(change the ratio based on the rest of the ingredients, a hearty potato heavy sauce isn't always the right choice. Sometimes a more acidic tomato base is better)
Add the ingredients based on what you are adding. Ie don't add green beans at the same time as the potato or base it on the cut of meat. Neck needs longer than riblets.
Get everyone drunk while the pot is going.

 

[Nobody Important]

This helped me with some ideas when I made one.

Informative. Because...

... Also in Durban sometimes you'll be invited over for potjie and end up eating mutton curry

Guilty as charged.

So first time making non-curry potjie. Let's see how it turns out.

I didn't have butternut, I think for next time I'll add that. For now, just lamb, onions and tomato, garlic and a Lil spices, carrot, potato, mushrooms and mielies.

Oh and decided to try the Greek salad dressing a few mentioned.

Slow cooking until 6pm which would make 4 hrs.

 

[saor]

Informative. Because...


Guilty as charged.

So first time making non-curry potjie. Let's see how it turns out.

I didn't have butternut, I think for next time I'll add that. For now, just lamb, onions and tomato, garlic and a Lil spices, carrot, potato, mushrooms and mielies.

Oh and decided to try the Greek salad dressing a few mentioned.

Slow cooking until 6pm which would make 4 hrs.

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Is that your garden or you on holiday somehwhere?

 

[Nobody Important]

Is that your garden or you on holiday somehwhere?

On holiday in my garden. A staycation.