Oxtail Potjie

Name: Oxtail Potjie
Total time: 18000 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: Olive oil; 1.7-2 kg Oxtail; 500 gms Beef shin pieces; 8 tablespoons All-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons Ground black pepper; 8 teaspoons salt; 400 grams Bacon, chopped; 3 Large chopped onions; 4 Large sliced carrots; 4 Cloves chopped garlic; 1 Can peeled tomatoes; 4 Sprigs rosemary, chopped; 5 Bay leaves; 300 ml Good red wine; 1 Knorr chicken stock pot (25g) or 2 tablespoons stock powder; 1 kg baby potatoes; 250 grms White button mushrooms; 250 ml Cream

JJ @JJduPlessis1

Cape Town

Potjie is a traditional dish in South Africa. #meaty

JJ @JJduPlessis1

Cape Town

Potjie is a traditional dish in South Africa. #meaty

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Ingredients

4.5 hours

8 servings

Olive oil
1.7-2 kgOxtail
500 gmsBeef shin pieces
8 tablespoonsAll-purpose flour
4 teaspoonsGround black pepper
8 teaspoonssalt
400 gramsBacon, chopped
3Large chopped onions
4Large sliced carrots
4 Cloveschopped garlic
1 Canpeeled tomatoes
4 Sprigsrosemary, chopped
5Bay leaves
300 mlGood red wine
1Knorr chicken stock pot (25g) or 2 tablespoons stock powder
1 kgbaby potatoes
250 grmsWhite button mushrooms
250 mlCream

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Steps

4.5 hours

1

Divide all the meat into 4 Ziploc bags. In each bag put 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, and 2 teaspoons salt. Close the bags and mix to coat the meat evenly.
2

Bring no.3 potjie up to heat (on coals or gas) and lubricate with a drizzle of olive oil. Fry the bacon. Remove the bacon and set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the pot.
3

Braze the oxtail in the pot, you will have to do this in 4-5 batches, and set aside. Then braze the shin.
4

Now braise the onions until it starts to brown.
5

Add the carrots, garlic, tomatoes, rosemary, bay leaves, stock, and red wine to potjie and bring to boil. Add oxtail, shin, and bacon, reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 3,5 hours stirring every 20 minutes. Check if the meat is almost tender before you move onto the next step.
6

Add the baby potatoes and cook for 30 minutes.
7

Add the mushrooms and cook for 15 minutes.
8

Add cream and cook for 15 minutes. Add more salt and pepper if needed.
9

Remove from heat and rest for 20 minutes. Serve on brown or basmati rice.