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BEEF POTJIE with BEER

Hand this recipe to dad! Nothing beats traditional South African Potjiekos on a laid-back Saturday afternoon. Serves 6 – 8.

Ingredients:

1 kg beef cubes

2 tablespoons (30 ml) cake flour

2 teaspoons (10 ml) POTJIEKOS

1 teaspoon (5 ml) PAPRIKA

1 tablespoon (15 ml) butter/margarine

1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil

2 onions, sliced

1 tablespoon (15 ml) sugar

1 tablespoon (15 ml) GARLIC CRUMBLE

1 ½ bottles beer

125 ml Beef stock

1 packet tomato/ hearty beef soup powder

2 tablespoons (30 ml) POTJIEKOS

1 tablespoon (15 ml) vinegar

2 teaspoons (10 ml) corn flour

Method:

Combine the flour, potjiekos and paprika in a large freezer bag. Add meat and shake well until covered.
Heat the butter/margarine and half the oil in a "swart potjie" (cast iron pot) and quickly brown the meat. Keep aside.
Add the onions, sugar and the rest of the oil to the pot. Sauté onions until tender.
Return the meat to the pot, and add the beer, stock, soup powder and remaining potjiekos spice. Stir well, cover and simmer on low heat (medium coals) for 1½ hour, until meat is tender.
Combine vinegar and corn flour, add to pot and stir. Simmer another 5 minutes until sauce has thickened.
Serve hot with rice.

Tips:

Add vegetables such as carrots and green beans with the onions.

Add water for a saucier potjie.