This delicious Potjie is made with several parts of the sheep and is best served with yellow rice and raisins.
It's enough for 6-8 people and a size 3 Potjie is recommended.

Ingredients

• 2kg of mixed meat i.e skenkel (shin), neck and ribs
• 2 Medium-sized onions, diced
• 20 Baby potatoes, peeled
• 1kg frozen mixed vegetables
• 3 Medium sized sweet-potatoes, sliced
• 30ml Butter
• Salt and pepper to taste

The sauce

• 500ml Warm water
• 2 Cubes of beef stock
• 10 ml Dried oreganum and rosemary
• 250ml Dry red wine
• 50ml Chutney
• 50ml Tomato sauce
• 50ml Worcester sauce
• 30ml Maizena (cornflour)
• 30ml Oxtail soup powder
• 25ml Soya sauce
• 15ml Bisto (gravy powder)
• 10ml Garlic flakes
• 0.6ml Fine 'kruinaeltjies' (cloves)
• 5 ml Grated lemon peel

Method

• Coat the Potjie well with the butter and heat the Potjie until it is very hot
• Brown a few pieces of meat at a time and remove
• The meat has now braaied out it's own fat
• Brown the onions in the meat's fat until soft
• Return the meat to the pot and layer the potatoes and sweet potatoes on top of the meat
• Mix all the ingredients of the sauce and pour over the food in the Pot
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• Finally, cover with the lid and allow to simmer for approximately 2.5 hours (add the mixed veggies after 1 hour).

Serves 6-8

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