The international jewish cook book theinternationaljewishcookbook. Although an afrikaans title, this book is available in english providing very new and modern takes on potjie cooking. Heat the wine and meat stock together in a small pan over the fire, then pour the liquid into the potjie and cover with the lid. Jan braai has a delicious recipe for a lasagne potjie, the perfect solution for when you have leftover braai meat if there even is such a thing. I have modified his recipe ever so slightly, just so i could add my 2 cents worth in there hehehe. A richly detailed reference that is broad in scope, deep in knowledge, and indispensable in todays nutritional landscape. The fire is a crucial part of creating your potjie masterpiece. These ovens are typically made of bare cast iron, although some are aluminium. They have a rounded bottom for consistent cooking and three legs for easy stand alone cooking. I used the following in this potjie 50 ml cooking oil 250g carrots 250g cauliflower 500g beef, diced 450 550 ml of sauce i bought an off the self packet because i was too lazy to capture that as well wash everything thoroughly with soap and water before you start cooking, including your hands, as you probably will be handling some of the food. Different size and surface coating can be selected.
Easy food recipes and cooking chiken curry potjie potjie preferably made over a wooden fire is never stirred. Never stir a potjie, allow flavours to stew without tampering. Add the potatoes and the carrots first and cook for about 3040 minutes before adding the baby marrows and the green beans. One of the main differences between a potjie and stew is that a potjie is always cooked in layers, and no stirring should occur once you start adding the vegetables, to ensure the layers stay intact.
We are manufacturer for the cast iron potjie and cookware. Dutch ovens have been used as cooking vessels for hundreds of years. Bush grub venison potjie for beginners watervale safaris. It includes basic info on the 6 cooking techniques. Cooking in a potjie is still fundamental in everyday life of many rural south african villages. Flames right under the potjie may weaken the castiron and eventually lead to cracking. He writes, after every braai, if there is any leftover meat, debone and skin the meat. Make small balls of dough roughly golf ball size and put into your potjie pot. When the meat is brown, add the diced tomatoes and the bay leaves. Nothing is more traditionally south african than a potjie and good company. Put the lid on and gently simmer for approx an 1 hour. Potjie is a wonderfully versatile and easy way to feed your family and friends. The actual pot used in south africa is 3 legged and similar to a dutch oven, where the pot is placed in the fire pit.
You have to get the heat just right, the potjie has to simmer for some hours and you have to be able to regulate the heat. Ios and android mobile app with a selection of traditional south african potjiekos recipes. Make a lasagne potjie with this recipe by jan braai. It has land borders with zambia and angola, as well as botswana and south africa. See more ideas about cooking, south african recipes and food recipes. What is a potjie the braai bbq and potjie way of life.
The book is in english and all measures follow the metric system. Heat the canola oil in the pot, add the lamb and brown the meat for 4 minutes. Southern france features the rich, sophisticated flavors of mushrooms and duck as well as the dramatic herbs, tomatoes, and olives borrowed from neighboring mediterranean cuisines. Add any of the remaining seasoned flour from the meat and cook out for a minutethis will help thicken the stew. Potjie pot beer bread a little slice of south african heaven. Vichyssoise, a pureed potato soup, was invented in new york city by a french chef. Choose a recipe category to get started beef lamb poultry seafood vegetables game pork mince bread other search for a potjie recipe search all contentbeef 24bread 14game 17general 1lamb 49mince 9other 25pork 21poultry 35seafood 27vegetables 23. Complete outdoor cooking solution about potjieking. A brief history of potjiekos, south africas favorite stew. A dutch oven without integral legs can be used as a conventional pot on a stove or may be set on a separate welded steel or cast iron tripod stand or on small stones when cooking on hot coals. But for a really relaxing, cookitandforgetaboutit, means of preparing food, youd look far to find something to beat slow cooking in a dutch oven or potjie. Once the meat is almost cooked, add onions, garlic, herbs and a liquidlike stock, or red wine, and stir. They average 45 pounds of cheese per person, per year. Rich beef and mushroom potjie whats for dinner dinner recipes.
Taste and add a bit more salt and black pepper if needed. Vegetable potjie recipe the 30 minute dinner party. Let the meat simmer over low coals for 34 hours, until it is tender. Apr 10, 2014 grilling as a means of cooking fits quite well with these family values. Starting with the longer cooking potatoes and ending with light, delicate leeks, the juices seep down through each successive vegetable, imparting flavor to their counterparts below.
There will also be areas to just relax on the field. The heritage and diversity of french food and cooking. The author has traditional south african dishes as well as other ethnic dishes adapted to cooking in the potjiekos. Add bricketts throughout process to make sure potjie continues cooking at same temperature about 15 during the process.
Close the lid and cook for about an hour and a half or until baby potatoes nice and soft. Jul 23, 2018 although an afrikaans title, this book is available in english providing very new and modern takes on potjie cooking. They are seasoned with flax seed oil and have tight fitting lids. Cooking food in a potjie, also known as a phutu pot, is, in itself, an occasion to be celebrated by all south african cultures, regardless of race. Note that the browning of food, as when bread is toasted, can only be achieved through dry heat cooking. Cast iron cooking pots, potjie pots, cauldrons, large stew. With the advent of electricity, the potjie was all but forgotten in south africa, but some 30 years ago it enjoyed a huge revival, and today is as valued a cooking utensil as the pressure cooker and microwave oven. Vegetables should then be stacked on top of the meat, in order of their cooking times, more liquid added and then left to cook. It is traditionally cooked in a round, cast iron, threelegged pot, the potjie, descended from the dutch oven brought from the netherlands to south africa in the 17th century and found in the homes and villages of people throughout southern africa. See more ideas about food recipes, south african recipes and my recipes. When cooking, place coals under and around the potjie and keep a fire going on the side so that you can get new hot coals all the time.
Northern france also showcases a remarkable assortment of tastes, focusing heavily on farmhousestyle specialties using apples, dairy, pork, potatoes, sausage, and beer. The ever practical ben, watched as a man struggled for many, many hours over a potjie pot on an open fire. Cast iron potjie pot, shijiazhuang shi, hebei, china. The book introduces you to the cast iron potjie in its various styles and sizes, and explains what each is used. The key to this dishs success, both in cooking method and taste, is the layering of ingredients. The black castiron potjie has survived the test of time and is used extensively in africa by almost all cultures. Dry heat cooking refers to any cooking technique where the heat is transferred to the food item without using extra moisture. A dutch oven is a thickwalled cooking pot with a tightfitting lid. For most south africans an invitation to potjiekos food cooked in a potjie promises a relaxing time of cheerful chatting by the fire, often in a beautiful surrounding, while mouthwatering flavours emerge from the potjie. Potjie pot cast iron kettles potjie pots are outdoor cooking pots made of pure cast iron. The wind was up and the fire was not playing ball we were in cape town after all. Season with salt and pepper and add the pearl wheat and tomatoes. For the first time, all four volumes of my original cooking techniques series are presented in their entirety, all in one place, with plenty of new material.
The french eat more cheese than any other country in the world. Some metal varieties are enameled rather than being seasoned, and these are sometimes called french ovens. Potjie definition of potjie by the free dictionary. Heat the cooking oil in a potjie and brown the meat. The most common potjie is the rounded, potbellied, threelegged cast iron pot. Dry the potjie and lid carefully with a clean cloth. May 31, 2016 delicious south african potjie kos done the indian style duration. The closer to the bottom of the pot means closest to the fire and longer cooking time.
Imbizo shisanyama or busy corner, as it is affectionately known, has taken this delicious and. This book is a collection of dutch oven type dishes made in south africa. If the pot is too warm and the meat is burning, add a few tots of wine or water. Layer the leeks and baby marrows on top and simmer for another 20 minutes.
This method typically involves high temperatures300 f or hotter. The journey to the complete outdoor cooking solution the potjieking stainless steel braai started in 2008. It is a way of socializing, a way to have a party, and a way of cooking outdoors when you are camping. Today, we are headed to namibia, a country with a population of about 2 million people, located in the southwest of the african continent, for one of the most celebrated dishes. Oxtail potjie is a childhood favourite of mine and my dad is its master. The croissant, a delicate, flaky french pastry, was actually invented in vienna, austria brazils coffee industry originated with an adulterous affair between french guianas first lady. Apr 24, 2011 oxtail potjie is a childhood favourite of mine and my dad is its master. We use hard wood or charcoal and usually make two fires. Dutch ovens are usually made of seasoned cast iron. Nov 11, 20 choose a recipe category to get started beef lamb poultry seafood vegetables game pork mince bread other search for a potjie recipe search all contentbeef 24bread 14game 17general 1lamb 49mince 9other 25pork 21poultry 35seafood 27vegetables 23. This is the first, fundamental rule for potjie cooking, which was by far the most popular tip from readers. In my not so humble opinion, to be able to pull off a decent potjie, there is a few things you.
Heat the wine and meat stock together in a small pan over the fire, then pour the liquid into the. The meat is spiced and often a form of alcohol is added for flavor mostly beer. Its important to layer ingredients when cooking a potjie. Preparing the potjie pot the braai bbq and potjie way of life. Add grated cheese and allow to cook for 5 more minutes. Grilling as a means of cooking fits quite well with these family values. In my not so humble opinion, to be able to pull off a decent potjie, there is a few things you need to be able to do. Get those coals blazing, gather your friends and lets get this party stirring. Delicious south african potjie kos done the indian style duration. Add the lamb and the ginger and garlic paste and brown on all sides.
Cooking oil is added to a potjie, and placed on a fire until hot. What sets potjiekos apart from these traditional cooking methods, is the fact that it is cooked outside. After that, ingredients are thrown in from longest cooking time to the shortest. For most south africans an invitation to potjiekos food cooked in a potjie promises a relaxing time of cheerful chatting by the fire, often in a beautiful surrounding, while mouthwatering flavours emerge from the. Even though im an experienced cook, i found a number of useful tips in it. The authors of this publication are well known due to their participation on the hit tvseries the ultimate braai master in south africa. Learn gumboot and zulu dancing or how to play african drums. Potjie kos is a traditional south african stew like dish prepared in a three legged cast iron pot over an open fire. Place the potjie pot or castiron pan directly on the fire. Heat up the potjie and lid over the hot coals, until the oil is sufficiently warm and starts to smoke a little. Add half of the garlic, the celery, onions and green peppers and saute for 5 minutes. Imbizo shisanyama or busy corner, as it is affectionately known, has taken this delicious and muchloved tradition to new heights with its rich south african impala potjie. Sep 29, 2016 cooking food in a potjie, also known as a phutu pot, is, in itself, an occasion to be celebrated by all south african cultures, regardless of race.