Oxtail Potjie

Name: How to cook Oxtail Potjie - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Oxtail Potjie

Potjie is a traditional dish in South Africa. #meaty

Ingredient

Food ration :

8 servings

Cooking time :

4.5 hours

1.7-2 kg

Knorr chicken stock pot (25g) or 2 tablespoons stock powder

1 kg

Cooking instructions

* Step 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.

* Step 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.

* Step 3

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

* Step 4

Now braise the onions until it starts to brown.

* Step 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.