This lovely Potjie is best when served with brown or white rice.
It's enough for 6 people and a size 3 Potjie Pot is recommended.

Ingredients

• 1 Large oxtail, cut into pieces
• 3 Medium onions, finely sliced
• 2 Ripe bananas, sliced
• 5 Medium carrots, cut into strips
• 12 Baby potatoes
• 250g Button mushrooms
• 1 Large tomato, sliced
• 5ml Chopped parsely
• 10 Whole uitjies
• 2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 30ml Butter
• 0.5 Red chilli, finely chopped
• 5 Whole cloves (kruinaeltjies)
• 5ml Mixed herbs
• 2 Bay leaves
• 500ml Warm water
• Salt and pepper to taste

The sauce

• 62ml Brown vinegar
• 20ml Tomato sauce,
• 20ml Chutney
• 20ml Honey
• 10ml Medium curry powder

Method

• Coat the Pot with the butter and heat.
• Braai the meat for about 15 minutes
• Add the onions, garlic, chilli, cloves, herbs, bay leaves, salt and pepper and braai for a further 15 minutes.(If the Pot gets too dry, add some warm water)
• Now add the 500ml warm water, cover with the lid and allow the Potjie to simmer for about 2 hours
• In the meantime, mix the ingredients of the sauce and put one side.
• After 2 hours, pack the bananas on top of the meat and layer the veggies as they appear in the recipe
• Sprinkle the parsley on top, and then layer the onions and allow the Potjie to simmer for 1 hour
• Add the sauce and allow to simmer for a further 30 minutes

Serves 6

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