Potjiekos

Name: Potjiekos
Yield: 400.00 g
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 220.00 g Layered meat (lamb, beef or game at the bottom nearest the heat) then harder root vegetables (carrot, potato, sweet potato) then softer vegetables at top — NEVER stirred (cardinal sin; layers must remain distinct; cook by conduction and steam); 80.00 ml Red wine or beer (added in small amounts to the sides without disturbing the layers — the liquid management technique; monitored over 2–4h); 6.00 g Coriander, black pepper and the Afrikaner potjie spice blend (coriander appears again — the defining South African spice across all outdoor cooking forms)

Potjiekos from South Africa: explore its ingredients, nutrition facts, 423 calories per serving, and cultural origin.

Potjiekos — South Africa

Potjiekos: Slow-cooked stew prepared in a three-legged pot, layered with ingredients and never stirred, a South African tradition.

Foods: Potjiekos

220.00 g Layered meat (lamb, beef or game at the bottom nearest the heat) then harder root vegetables (carrot, potato, sweet potato) then softer vegetables at top — NEVER stirred (cardinal sin; layers must remain distinct; cook by conduction and steam)
80.00 ml Red wine or beer (added in small amounts to the sides without disturbing the layers — the liquid management technique; monitored over 2–4h)
6.00 g Coriander, black pepper and the Afrikaner potjie spice blend (coriander appears again — the defining South African spice across all outdoor cooking forms)