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This delicious Potjie has a lovely, thick cream sauce with a chicken and bacon flavour.
It can be served on a bed of rice or with a pot-bread.
This Potjie is enough for 4 to 6 people and a size 3 Potjie is recommended.

Ingredients

  • 6 Chicken breasts
  • 250g Rindless bacon, cubed
  • 4 Medium onions, diced
  • 60ml Smooth apricot jam
  • 100ml Water
  • 15ml Worcester sauce
  • 500ml Fresh cream or
  • 12 Baby onions, peeled
  • 10 Baby potatoes, peeled
  • 750ml Frozen mixed vegetables
  • 300g Mushrooms, sliced
  • Chicken spice to taste
  • Aromat to taste
  • 1 Packet of oxtail soup
  • 1 Packet of onion soup
  • 250ml Cream
  • 250ml milk
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Method

  • Spice the chicken with the chicken spice
  • Heat the oil in the Pot and braai the bacon for about 5 minutes
  • Add the onions and apricot jam and braai until soft
  • Now add the chicken, water and Worcester sauce, cover with the lid and allow it to simmer for about 15 minutes
  • Add the onions and potatoes and allow the Potjie to simmer for a further 10 minutes
  • Next add the veggies and the mushrooms
  • Sprinkle a little aromat over the Potjie, cover with the lid and allow to simmer for 30 minutes
  • Mix the soup powder with the cream and add it to the Potjie
  • Cover and allow it to simmer for a final 30 minutes
Serves 4-6

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