Beef Potjie with Rice

Perfect for the weekend: Rustic beef potjie recipe

Name: Beef Potjie Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 1 kg beef shin; 2 large onions; 2 crushed garlic cloves; 3 chopped carrots; 6 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced; 1 red or green pepper; 2 teaspoons mixed herbs; 30 ml oil; 750 ml hot water; 1 teaspoon sugar; 15 ml vinager; 2 teaspoon barbeque spice; 100 ml tomato sauce; 50 ml cream

Everybody loves a good potjie.

by Melissa Jacobs

24-05-2020 12:17

in Recipes

Beef Potjie with Rice

There is nothing better than an open fire and making a potjie. Its the perfect treat with your friends and family or for a birthday celebration.

This is a very easy to make potjie will make you the next potjie champion in your neighbourhood.

Beef Potjie Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Melissa Jacobs Course: Dinner, LunchCuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

hour

Servings

6 – 8

Total time

hour

minutes

Ingredients

1 kg beef shin
2 large onions
2 crushed garlic cloves
3 chopped carrots
6 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 red or green pepper
2 teaspoons mixed herbs
30 ml oil
750 ml hot water
1 teaspoon sugar
15 ml vinager
2 teaspoon barbeque spice
100 ml tomato sauce
50 ml cream

Method

Place your size 3/4 tripod potjie over hot coals, or gas potjie stand.
Heat the oil. Add the onions, peppers and garlic. Fry them till soft. Remove from the pot and set aside.
Add the meat to the pot and brown. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
When the meat is browned, add 500ml of the hot water to your pot. Cover the lid and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the chopped vegetables.
Mix the rest of the ingredients, except the cream, with the remaining 250ml hot water. Add to your pot. Close the lid.
Simmer for 25 minutes. Do not stir the pot.
Remove from the heat, add the fried onions/peppers and add the cream.
Serve with rice or samp.