Oxtail Potjie    Size 3 potjie

1  Oxtail (jointed)

15ml  Vegetable Oil

1    Chopped Onion
1    clove Chopped garlic
Bay leaf or 2
Fresh Rosemary & Parsley or 5ml of each dried
500ml    Beef Stock
30ml    Vinegar or lemon juice
Salt & Pepper (black or white) (+ 10ml salt)
3 or 4 leeks – roughly cut up
1 – 2 sticks green celery (leaves)
6 young carrots
250g green peas – fresh or frozen

Heat oil in potjie, brown meat, add onion & garlic and cook until golden and transparent.
Add herbs, hot stock and lemon juice to meat and season to taste.  Cover and cook for  3 – 4 hours – until meat is tender.  Layer vegetables – leeks, celery, carrots & peas in order.  Add more stock if necessary. Cook until vegetables are ready (30mins).

A selection of popular recipes, some typically South African, others just easy to make family favourites - with our family and many others.  Please post on our Facebook page if you enjoy making them and a pic would be great too!  Please scroll down to see them all.