Potjie No: 4
Serves: 6 – 8
Cooking Time: 4 hours


Ingredients

500g Oxtails cut into 2 inch thick pieces
10 slices Bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
½ cup flour seasoned with salt and pepper
1 litre beef stock
1 can tomato paste
1 bay leaf
6 black peppercorns
1 bouquet garni
6 large leeks, chopped coarsely
2 large onions, chopped coarsely
6 large carrots, chopped coarsely
20 button mushrooms
1 cup red wine
½ cup sherry
½ cup cream
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons crushed garlic

Method

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20 thoughts on “Oxtail Potjie”

  2. Divine, the best Potjie I ever tasted. Changed the receipt slightly added two storks of thyme instead of a bouquet garni. Added barbeque spice two teaspoons. Added the 1 liter of beef stock after the red wine and sherry the instruction not listed in the recipe cooked for one hour. Then added about 16 baby potatoes and green beans in hour two.

  3. Hi there, can anyone tell me how long to cook the oxtail potjie if I am doubling up the quantities?
    Ta!

  4. Cooking time should be the same. Use larger pot for bigger quantities. Check heat though – pot must simmer.

  6. Used the recipe for the first time in a casual church potjie competition and WON! Not reall surprising because it is so tasty. Thanks for the recipe.

  8. Tried this recipe in a pressure cooker as a mid week family meal to save on time – using recommendations of Julius’ additions as per Response #2 absolutely delicious. Thanks – a well fed family and happy mum

  9. Ours took a lot longer than 4 hrs and led to many fights about the opening up of the lid all the time…..

  10. Wow, what a taste! I don’t normally cook. This was the first time that I cooked a potjie for my family. The taste from this recipe and the enhancement by Julius (#2) was amazing. My family enjoyed the food and the fact that I made the effort. Thanks for making so easy.

  11. Does any one know of any potjie competitions the week of oct 22 in either the karoo or cape town??!!

  14. If you guys want an extra booste of awesome taste to this pot, scrap the tomato paste and rather add 3x table spoons of peanut butter and 4 table spoons of Dijon mustard, WHAT A WINNER it comes out tasting then!! 🙂

  15. I will be making my first potjie on monday… i am soo excited!!! can not wait – i have been talking about this on all my facebook groups today…. we love talking about potjies…

  16. Hi

    Whats the name of the red wine and sherry used in this recipe ? im not to crued up on alcohol – sorry 🙂

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