In this second book, red hot, jan braai moves beyond instructions for braaing steak, chops and wors, he challenges us to try waterblommetjie potjie, pancakes. The fire is an important part of creating a culinary potjie masterpiece. Fry the oxtail pieces in oil in the potjie for about 10 minutes until well and truly browned. Place the potjie pot on the fire, and then add the oil. Turn the skilpadjies a few times while in the sauce simmering and drizzle the lemon juice all over the skilpadjies. Once the briquettes have stopped smoking, place your potjie pot onto the potjieking. Braai over medium coals until browned and caramelised. Potjie kos is a traditional south african stew like dish prepared in a three legged cast iron pot over an open fire. Published by pan macmillan, it costs r250 and can be bought from leading book stores.
Jan braais katemba potjie sure this would be great in the slow cooker too. Roast in the oven for 2025 minutes until it is browned and. Invite some mates round or snuggle up with the family, either way this is a winner. Heat a generous glug of olive oil about 3 tbs in a large flatbottomed potjie or heavy bottomed pan. Choose a potjie from your arsenal that is big enough for you to be able to put all the browned oxtail pieces in a single layer, more or less, on the bottom of the potjie. Braai recipes, oxtail recipes, lamb recipes, wine recipes, cooking recipes, south african dishes. Braai temperature medium coals place the pot on the fire and heat the olive oil or butter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Place your potjie on the edge of the fire to heat up, add the butter and a good splash of olive oil, add the kassler cubes or bacon and cook for about 5 minutes. Braai recipes, braai advice, braai words, national braai day, jan braai the world\s top braai resource. Heat a generous glug of olive oil about 3 tablespoons in a large flatbottomed potjie or heavy bottomed pan. What sets potjiekos apart from these traditional cooking methods, is the fact that it is cooked outside. Steak, burger and potjie recipes abound, in addition to more inventive fare such as cheesecake on the fire its.
Oxtail and red wine potjie cooksister food, travel. In this second book, red hot, jan braai moves beyond instructions for braaing steak, chops and wors, he challenges us to try waterblommetjie potjie, pancakes, chicken mayo braaibroodjies or brandy tiramisu, all cooked on a fire. See more ideas about food recipes, south african dishes and south african recipes. Cook for 3 12 hours, adding more water if necessary, to keep the sauce at a pouring consistency. See more ideas about food recipes, south african recipes and south african dishes. Flippen lekka spice is a proudly south african multi purpose spice. Cooking oxtail needs time and patience and a potjie is the perfect method to get that fall off the bone oxtail that i just love. The driving force behind this initiative is a man known as jan braai. Jan 15, 2019 explore neilernests board potjie recipes. Dust the oxtail in flour and then add to the pot and brown the meat. If you need some braai recipe inspiration weve rounded up 24 of our best braai recipes for you to try this season.
Nothing is more traditionally south african than a potjie and good company. Mix the cube of beef stock with the boiling water and add that, the wine and the tomato paste to the potjie. Add onion and garlic and fry for a few minutes until just turning brown. Add the skilpadjies, then fry over high heat for about 57 minutes until they start to brown on all sides. Just cooking chicken potjie with jan braai youtube. Jan braai meets up with justine for a coastal braai masterclass, preparing a chicken and prune potjie with minted couscous. 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.
Fry floured oxtail pieces in the baconflavoured fat until browned, remove oxtail pieces from pot. Heat the butter and olive oil in the potjie either over coals or gas and saute bacon pieces. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading braai. One of their best is the rich garlic and chilliflavoured beef stew known as trinchado. Heat the olive oil in your potjie and fry the chopped onions until translucent. Add the meat, followed by the hot stock, tomato paste and wine. Jan has recently launched his first book, fireworks. Then add garlic and mushrooms to the potjie and continue to fry until the mushrooms are soft. Jan braai braai oxtail into potjie with bottle of port. If it werent for the flaming hot fire were sure people and their dogs would be grabbing food right off the.
Lamb shank potjie recipe method pack one layer of briquettes onto the coal grid inside your potjieking and place a couple fire lighters in the bottom section and get that going. How jan braai became a braai master getaway magazine. Oxtail potjie insanely good south african oxtail stew. Yummy lamborvenisonpotjiewithbabyonions oxtailandredwinepotjie chickenandnoodlepotjie porkandapplepotjie.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When the pot was moved from the kitchen hearth to a fire in the open bush, it became a potjie and part of the south african cooking heritage. Bring the oxtail to the boil, then lower the heat to make sure the sauce doesnt burn on the bottom of the potjie. This is a really fantastic recipe that turned out really tender. So if you want to know what south africans love to braai, and how they do it, this is the book for you. Lamb potjie lamb neck potjie on the braai a perfect. Ingredients 500g fresh oxtails get your butcher to slice them.
The south african barbecue book kindle edition by braai, jan. In shisanyama which means barbeque in zulu, jan braai asked south africans to send him their best braai recipes, mixed them with some of his own favourites, made sure they were easy and really worked, and then put them in this book. How to prepare a newly purchased potjie for use 142. Rib shack red oxtailpotjie read more by wouterbasson south africa oxtail potjie cooked in cast iron pot on the fire one of my south african home comforts oxtail potjie. Maintenance for oxtail, lamb and chicken potjies see the relevant meat sections 142. Fry all the vegetables in the olive oil until the onions are transparent. Heres my favour theres nothing better in winter than an oxtail potjie. How to make a south african oxtail potjie cast iron cooking wolkberg artisans potjiekos stew duration.
Yummy lambor venisonpotjiewithbabyonions oxtailandredwinepotjie chickenandnoodle potjie porkandapplepotjie. Flippen lekka spice recipe book braai, braai equipment. Read about jans experience of writing the book and win a copy. Heat the oil in the potjie and seal in all the juices by browning the pieces of oxtail on all sides do a couple at a time. Braai and potjie flavours and traditions lindop, sophia on. Heat butter and oil in pot and fry bacon until cooked, remove bacon from the pot. My favourite oxtail potjie recipe getaway magazine. Get those coals blazing, gather your friends and lets get this party stirring. Beesstert potjie met wortels en tamaties 1kg beesstert 2 aardappels 1 wortel 2 tamaties 2 uie speserye. Deglaze the potjie by adding the vinegar, wine and port. Lamb shank port potjie recipe by jan braai the democratic republic of braai. Add garlic, paprika, chilli powder, salt, fresh chilli and vinegar and let this simmer for a few minutes.
Add the onions, garlic, ginger and celery, and fry for 2 minutes. Here are a few recipes from fireworks and an extract on the ultimate braai kit. Put seasoned flour in a resealable plastic bag, then add the oxtail and shake to coat with flour. To give the meal that extra bit of personality, add the masala. Other meat such as venison, mutton, chicken and even fish make ideal potjies. Now this means that if you are able to eat a 750 g t bone you would eat 5 oxtail pieces for same quantity. A hearty south african recipe for oxtail and red wine potjie great to whip up on the weekend.
To get you guys going this weekend here is a delicious perfect oxtail potjie recipe. Add the prepared onion, garlic, carrot, celery and rosemary and fry until softened. Porter oxtail potjie with braaied spuds yuppiechef magazine. Heres my favourite recipe for this south african dish. Put flour, salt, paprika, coriander and pepper into a plastic bag and toss together with oxtail pieces so the meat is evenly coated. Oxtail and red wine potjie cooksister food, travel, photography. It can be used with all types of meat, seafood, stews, vegies, pasta, pizza, rice, soup and even french fries popcorn.
By jan braai published november 8, 20 apart from being the first tourists to dock a ship at mossel bay, the portuguese are also famous for a few culinary achievements. A lamb potjie can be made with whole shanks, neck chops or any other pieces. I will one day drop my biltong and 4 cheeses potjie recipe for you okes. According to some people in suits in europe who probably braai with gas, were not really allowed to call the south african wine that is made like port, looks like port and tastes like port, port. Oxtail potjie oxtail potjie 1 kg oxtail 45 ml oil 1 onion chopped 375 ml beef stock 60 ml good quality red wine 45 ml tomato paste 3 robertsons whole cloves. The south african barbecue book by braai, jan isbn. This is more than a recipe book it is an instruction manual for braaing from. Coat the oxtail pieces liberally in seasoned flour.
Best oxtail in size ever was a 50g bone delivering a whopping 150g meat. Add some olive oil to the potjie, add the meat and seal it ensuring all sides are browned remove the meat and then brown the onions replace the meat and cover with the stock and red wine let this simmer for 1 hour place the parsley in the mix and then layer with potatoes, carrots and green beans simmer for 1 hour. With this weekends test, its time for a long braai. Flavour your oxtail with whole cloves, bay leaves and thyme, add good red wine for rich colour, and take your ti. I like the idea of getting it pre prepared but sometimes you just want to kick back and do the whole therapeutic long braai thing.