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Winning Potjie with Oxtail and Lamb Neck

Potjie with Oxtail and Lamb Neck

Daniella Frymer
If you're looking for a lot of praise from your loved ones, try our winning Oxtail and Lamb Neck Potjie this week that will be sure to impress them.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine South African
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large 1 onion
  • ¾ cup ¾ cup olive oil
  • 1 kg oxtail
  • 1 kg lamp neck
  • 1 kg small potatoes
  • 500 g small carrots
  • 500 g butternut
  • 4 large baby marrows
  • 1 packet mielies
  • 1 packet green beans
  • 1 packet fresh mushrooms
  • 250 ml red wine
  • 500 ml coke
  • 500 ml fresh dairy cream

Instructions
 

  • Seasoning – marinda salt, pepper, Robertson steak and chops, garlic flakes, Worcester sauce, Knor oxtail soup powder, Mrs Balls chutney.
  • Fry the onion in oil and add garlic flakes into the pot.
  • Add oxtail and sheep neck in pot and fry until meat and onions are brown.
  • Spice the meat with marine salt, Robertson steak and chops and Worcester sauce.
  • Add red wine, coke and 1½ cups of water and place the lid on pot and allow the pot to do its thing.
  • After 90-120 minutes, add the small potatoes and carrots and 1½ cups of water. Let the pot cook for another 15-20 minutes. (At this stage the pot may not be stirred any longer or else the veggies will smash.)
  • Cut the butternut in rings and place it on top of the potatoes and carrots.
  • Cut the baby marrows in big chunks and place on top again, followed by the small mielies, green beans and mushrooms.
  • Place the lid on pot for 10-15 minutes whilst making the sauce.
  • In a separate pot, add 500ml dairy cream, 3¾ cup water, oxtail soup, 100ml Mrs Balls chutney and stir the mixture on a heated plate.
Keyword Lamb, Ox-Tail