Ruben's "Lights Down Low" Beef Potjie

Ruben's "Lights Down Low" Beef Potjie

We got used to our extended staycation, then dukuduku load shedding. Trust Eskom to steal the spotlight. Chakala or potato? Here's a load shedding recipe that keeps your inner light burning 

Ruben's "Lights Down Low" Beef Potjie
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Ingredients

  • 45 ml Bushveld Braai PERi-PERi Sauce
  • 1000 g Beef potjie meat
  • 1 ml salt
  • 1 ml pepper
  • 5 ml herbs (whatever you have or prefer)
  • 25 ml flour
  • 40 ml olive oil
  • 2 units large onions (chopped)
  • 2 units cloves garlic
  • 410 g canned tomatoes
  • 1000 g baby potatoes
  • 250 ml boiled water
  • 500 g frozen peas
  • 410 g tinned butter beans

To serve

Serve with samp, rice or pap.

Ruben's "Lights Down Low" Beef Potjie

Cooking Instructions

1

Cover the meat with salt, pepper, herbs and Nando's Bushveld Braai sauce.

2

Heat the oil in a big potjie and brown the meat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes.

3

Add the tomatoes, potatoes, more herbs and water. Close the pot and allow to simmer for 2 hours or until the meat is soft and the potatoes are done.

4

Stir in the peas and beans and heat through.

Bushveld Braai PERi-PERi Sauce

Bushveld Braai PERi-PERi Sauce

You’ve fiddled with fire lighters. You’ve brandished your braai tongs. Now show off this sweet and smokey bushveld blend of garlic, herbs, spices and PERi-PERi (African Bird’s Eye Chilli). Because even South African braai masters need a saucy side-kick.

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