Simple oxtail potjie

Name: Simple oxtail potjie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 195 min
Total time: 215 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: fresh chillies 573; 2 - 3 oxtail sliced; 250 g bacon diced; 2 onion large, chopped; 3 - 4 carrots diced; 1 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 tomatoes peeled; salt; freshly ground black pepper; fresh thyme; 4 bay leaves; 1 kg baby potatoes; 300 ml wine red; 250 ml cream

6 servings Prep: 20 mins, Cooking: 3 hrs 15 mins

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An indulgent potjie for a cool evening.

By Food24 May 05 2010

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Ingredients (14)

	fresh chillies — 573
2 - 3	oxtail — sliced
250 g	bacon — diced
2	onion — large, chopped
3 - 4	carrots — diced
1	garlic — cloves, chopped
1	tomatoes — peeled
	salt
	freshly ground black pepper
	fresh thyme
4	bay leaves
1 kg	baby potatoes
300 ml	wine — red
250 ml	cream

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Method:

Step one: season oxtail with salt and black pepper. Bring no.3 potjie up to heat and lubricate with drizzle of olive oil. Add oxtail and bacon and braze.

Step 2: remove oxtail and bacon, add onions, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, bayleaves and wine to potjie and bring to boil. Add oxtail and bacon and season with salt, black pepper and thyme.Cook for 3 hours.

Step 3: add baby potatoes and cook for 15 minutes.

Step 4: add cream and cook for 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and rest for 15 minutes.
Serve on brown rice with grilled veg side (optional) and your favourite red (not negotiable).