Leg Of Lamb Potjie
From louiser50 17 years ago
- 120 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Warm and comforting stew, enjoyed on a cold winters day with family, friends and a good bottle of the Cape's red wine!
Ingredients
- 1 kg leg of lamb, cut into 3 cm cubes shopping list
- 1 tbls butter shopping list
- 3 medium onions, sliced shopping list
- 10 new (baby) potatoes shopping list
- 10 whole baby carrots, peeled shopping list
- 8 whole courgettes (baby marrows) shopping list
- 250 ml meat stock shopping list
- 1.5 tsp salt shopping list
- 1 tsp celery salt shopping list
- 2 tbls worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 2 tsp soya sauce shopping list
- 2 tsp lemon juice shopping list
- 1 tsp dried thyme (and/or rosemary) shopping list
- 1 tbls brown gravy powder shopping list
- 1 tbls mushroom soup powder shopping list
How to make it
- PREPARING THE POTJIE
- Clean the inside of the Potjie thoroughly
- Rub the inside with a couple of gloves of garlic (if you don't like garlic don't do it then!)
- Make a fire of charcoal, briquettes or wood (a gas fire may be used but does little for the ambiance!)
- METHOD
- Heat the butter in the pot
- Stir fry the onions until tender
- Move the onions to one side and place the meat next to the onions
- Using a large spoon place the onions on top of the meat
- Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until the meat renders its own juice
- Place the potatoes on top of the meat without letting them touch the side of the pot
- Layer carrots and then the courgettes around and on top of the potatoes
- Mix 125 ml of the stock with the salt, celery salt, worcestershire sauce, soya sauce, lemon juice and thyme (or rosemary) and add to the potjie
- Cover and simmer for about 90 minutes
- Use the remaining 125 ml of meat stock, mixed with the gravy and soup powder to thicken the liquid in the pot
- Simmer thoroughly for 10-20 minutes
- Serve with rice or couscous and a salad or vegetables
- Serves 4-6 people
- DO NOT STIR
People Who Like This Dish 4
- mumtazcatering Gauteng, ZA
- liezel Bloemfontein, ZA
- pats1013 NJ
- laadeedaa NC
- dandelion Ashland, NE
- louiser50 Cape Town, ZA
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Reviewed by 2 people-
I feel like having this today! It is pouring outside. Great recipe. Thanks
liezel
in Bloemfontein loved it
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I HAVE TO AGREE WITH LIEZEL, IT'S RAINING IN GAUTENG AS WELL NICE WEATHER FOR SOME COMFORT FOOD!!!!!!!!!
I WAS BORN IN CAPE TOWN.STILL CONSIDER MYSELF AS A CAPETONIAN :)
mumtazcatering
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