Name: Oxtail and Mutton Potjie
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 oxtail; 500 g Skaapskenkels (sheep shin) (cut into pieces); 500 g Skaapstertjies/ribbetjies (Sheep tails/ribs); 250 g bacon (diced); 8 medium onions (diced); 500 ml Greenbeans (cut up); 1 Bunch of carrots (sliced); 0.5 Cauliflower (broken up); 300 g button mushrooms; 1 green pepper (diced); 15 Baby potatoes; 2 Celery sticks (chopped); 15 Whole baby onions; 1 Red chilli pepper; Roughly chopped parsley; 30 ml butter; 4 Blocks beef stock (crumbled); 10 Whole peppercorns; 8 Whole cloves ((kruinaeltjies)); 4 Cloves of garlic (chopped); 10 ml mixed herbs; 1 stick cinnamon; Pepper (to taste); 125 Dry red wine; 62 ml water; Grated neutmuskaat (to taste); 15 g Brown onion soup

Oxtail and Mutton Potjie

This Potjie has won competition after competition. It has it's ingredients packed in circles and not in layers, which makes the dishing up easier and also enables one to have a better look at what's in the Pot. It's enough for 6 people and a size 3 Potjie is recommended.

Servings

Ingredients

1 oxtail
500 g Skaapskenkels (sheep shin) cut into pieces
500 g Skaapstertjies/ribbetjies (Sheep tails/ribs)
250 g bacon diced
8 medium onions diced
500 ml Greenbeans cut up
1 Bunch of carrots sliced
0.5 Cauliflower broken up
300 g button mushrooms
1 green pepper diced
15 Baby potatoes
2 Celery sticks chopped
15 Whole baby onions
1 Red chilli pepper
Roughly chopped parsley
30 ml butter
4 Blocks beef stock crumbled
10 Whole peppercorns
8 Whole cloves (kruinaeltjies)
4 Cloves of garlic chopped
10 ml mixed herbs
1 stick cinnamon
Pepper to taste
125 Dry red wine
62 ml water
Grated neutmuskaat to taste
15 g Brown onion soup

Servings

Ingredients

1 oxtail
500 g Skaapskenkels (sheep shin) cut into pieces
500 g Skaapstertjies/ribbetjies (Sheep tails/ribs)
250 g bacon diced
8 medium onions diced
500 ml Greenbeans cut up
1 Bunch of carrots sliced
0.5 Cauliflower broken up
300 g button mushrooms
1 green pepper diced
15 Baby potatoes
2 Celery sticks chopped
15 Whole baby onions
1 Red chilli pepper
Roughly chopped parsley
30 ml butter
4 Blocks beef stock crumbled
10 Whole peppercorns
8 Whole cloves (kruinaeltjies)
4 Cloves of garlic chopped
10 ml mixed herbs
1 stick cinnamon
Pepper to taste
125 Dry red wine
62 ml water
Grated neutmuskaat to taste
15 g Brown onion soup

Instructions

Coat the Pot with the butter and braai the meat for about 15 minutes until brown
Add the onions, bacon, beef stock, spices and herbs and braai for a further 15 minutes
Remove the mutton pieces
Add the water and the wine to the oxtail, cover with the lid and allow the Potjie to simmer for about 1 hour
Replace the mutton and let it simmer for a further 50 minutes
Now pack the veggies as follows - A ring of green beans against the edge of the Pot, then a ring of carrots and a ring of cauliflower right in the middle
Push the mushrooms tightly between the edge of the Pot and the green beans and sprinkle with the chilli
Pack the potatoes between the beans and the carrots and sprinkle the celery over it
Pack the onions around the cauliflower and sprinkle the soup powder and parsley over it
Cover with the lid and allow it to simmer for a further 2 hours or until the veggies are soft

Recipe Notes

No salt is used as the soup powder and beef stock contains enough salt

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