Oxtail Potjie
From capedread 17 years ago
- 360 minutes to make
- Serves 6
A "Potjie" is a 3 legged round bottomed cast iron pot which simmers merrily over coals while everyone sits around it chatting away. and sipping you know what.. I am not sure if you can buy "Potjies" outside of South Africa, but any large,cast iron pot with a thick base and a lid should do. Read more ....you can place it on the grid over the coals See less
Ingredients
- 500g oxtails shopping list
- 10 slices bacon chopped shopping list
- ½ cup flour seasoned with salt and pepper shopping list
- 1 litre beef stock shopping list
- 1 can tomato paste shopping list
- 1 Bay leaf shopping list
- 6 black peppercorns shopping list
- 1 bouquet garni shopping list
- 6 large leeks, chopped coarsely shopping list
- 2 large onions, chopped coarsely shopping list
- 6 large carrots, chopped coarsely shopping list
- 20 button mushrooms shopping list
- 1 cup red wine shopping list
- ½ cup sherry shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 2 tablespoons crushed garlic shopping list
- ½ cup cream shopping list
How to make it
- Put seasoned flour in a Ziplock bag, then add the Oxtail and shake to coat with flour. Heat butter and olive oil and sauté bacon pieces.
- Remove bacon and brown Oxtail in resulting fat, remove and drain.
- Finely dice 4 of the carrots. Coarsely chop the onions and the leeks.
- Add the finely diced carrots, leeks, onions and sauté until softened
- Add Oxtail, bacon, bouquet garni, bay leaf, peppercorns, garlic, tomato sauce, red wine, sherry.
- Bring slowly to a boil and cook slowly for 3 - 4 hours.
- 1 hour before serving cut the remaining carrots into 1 inch pieces, add them and mushrooms and continue cooking slowly.
- Just prior to serving, add cream and stir in.
- If you want to thicken the sauce mix some cornstarch with the cream before adding.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
How could I not give this recipe a 5 Fork rating ;-) Very similar to how I prepare our oxtails except for the "Potjie." That's okay, I do own a cast iron pot ;-)
chacha
in New York loved it
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love oxtails..I have an oxtails recipe, too, called Miss Carol's oxtails- hers are Jamaican-style.
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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Supurb! I love to make oxtails. But the idea of making them outside is incredible. Thanks.
merlin
in San Francisco loved it
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