197 Zimbabwe – Potjiekos with Meaty Beef Bones

Zimbabwe – Potjiekos with Meaty Beef Bones

This is a wonderful meaty stew that really fills you up. The broth is so flavorful and infuses the beef and vegetables with a delicious flavor that you just want more of. The subtle flavor and brightness of the rosemary really finishes the dish off in a wonderful way. What an amazing final dish on my quest to cook one dish from every country in the world.

Ingredients

2 tbsp oil

1.5 – 2 kg beef shin, with bone in

2 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground

2 medium onions, diced

1 cup celery, diced

1 cup carrots, diced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 tbsp tomato paste

850 ml beef stock

1 cup red wine

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

5 bay leaves

2 sprigs fresh rosemary

2 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

6 medium carrots, cut into chunks

250g white button mushrooms

6 medium potatoes, cut into chunks

Instructions

Heat the oil in a potjie or other heavy based pot. Season the meat with salt and pepper, and brown in heated oil.

Add the diced onion, celery, and carrots, plus the garlic, and fry with the meat for 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir into the vegetables and fry until it starts to caramelize.

Add the stock, red wine, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, rosemary, salt and pepper, and cook with the lid on low heat for 1 and a half hours.

Add the carrots, mushrooms, and potatoes, and cook for another hour until the meat is tender and the potatoes are cooked.

Original recipe found here:

https://www.food24.com/recipe/beef-potjies-kos-with-meaty-bones