Oxtail Potjiekos Recipe!

Oxtail Potjie! -Without a doubt the poyjie is truly a South-African mainstay! The oxtail potjie is often regarded as THE potjie to make.  Along with chicken potjies, beef potjies and even biltong potjies, the Oxtail potjie is a fan favouite because of its incredible flavour and rich aroma! Here's a recipe:

Ingredients

2 large oxtails, cut into joints

1/3 cup cooking oil

2 large onions, sliced into fairly thick rounds

6 bay leaves

4 chopped cloves of garlic

4 large carrots, scraped and cut into chunky wheels

the juice of one lemon

6 cloves

a good grind of black pepper

a dash of Worcester sauce

salt

6 potatoes, peeled and halved

1/3 cup of brandy

water to cover

Instructions

• Heat the oil in the potjie, then brown the meat quickly over high heat with the onion.
• Add bay leaves, garlic, cloves, lemon juice, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and carrots.
• Add enough water barely to cover.

• Let it simmer away very slowly for four hours, then add the potatoes and the brandy and let it simmer until the potatoes are done and the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender.

This dish is always best served with freshly baked pot bread and a side salad of your choice! ENJOY!