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The 30-Minute Potjie

Yep you read the heading correctly, a poitjie that cooks in just 30 minutes.


Now if you’re like me and are surrounded by impatient friends and family; that believe waiting 3 – 5 hours for a dish to cook is just unbearable torture. This recipe is the one for you.


I actually stumbled on this recipe by accident or should I say by laziness.

I had invited friends over for a potjie one afternoon, and in true Wally fashion. I completely forgotten to buy ingredients earlier that day. Luckily for me I already had all the main ingredients except for one pretty important one.


The meat, now the way my laziness & procrastination is set up, I simply refused to go to the shops; instead I decided to cook with what I’ve got. After rummaging in my freezer I managed to find a tray of chicken thighs & drumsticks and decided to just go with it.


It was this lazy Sunday that Wallys Chicken Poitjie Recipe was born.


Wallys Chicken Poitjie Recipe

Ingredients

· 1 tray of Chicken thighs & Drumsticks

· 1 onion

· 4 carrots

· 2 stalks of celery

· 2 TBS Garlic

· 1 packet of baby potatoes

· 1 sachet of Tomato paste

· 500ml heavy cream

· ½ cup of butter

· 30ml Oil

· 5 sprigs of fresh thyme

· 2 TBS Aminas Steak & Chops / Tandoori Chicken

· 300ml chicken stock

· 30ml honey

Method

· Roughly chop onions, celery and carrots (Peeled)

· Marinate chicken in Steak & Chops / Tandoori Paste, tomato paste & honey

· Place potjie pot on the fire and allow to heat

· Add butter, oil & thyme into the pot, wait until butter is completely melted then add garlic.

· Add the chicken into the pot skin side down to brown the meat. Turn if needed.

· Take chicken out of the pot and place aside for later.

· Now add in the chopped onion, carrots & celery, cook until onions are translucent.

· Put the meat back into the pot & stir

· Throw in the baby potatoes in whole then add chicken stock

· Cover with the lid and let boil for 10 minutes

· Remove the lid and let simmer for 10 more minutes

· Then pour in the cream and stir

· Leave uncovered for another 5 minutes.

· Season with salt and take off the heat its ready to serve.


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