Recipes · Mains
Beef Potjiekos
A slow-cooked layered stew made in a three-legged cast-iron pot over coals — the trick is patience, and never stirring.
- Cook time
- 3 hours
- Serves
- 6
- Wood pairing
- Mopani for long-lived, gentle coals.
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef shin, cubed
- 2 onions, sliced
- 4 carrots, chunked
- 4 potatoes, halved
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper
Method
- Brown the beef in oil in the potjie over a small bed of coals, then lift it out.
- Soften the onions, return the meat, add the stock, wine and tomato paste, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Layer the vegetables on top — do not stir — cover and let it cook low and slow for 2–3 hours, topping up coals as needed.
- Season, give it one gentle fold, and serve straight from the pot with rice or pap.