What is Potjiekos?
Potjiekos is a traditional form of South African cuisine. Potjie in African means "a small pot" and kos means "food". There are many variations on the ingredients used for potjiekos. In principle, it is steamed meat cooked in a cast iron pot, usually a three -legged type, above the fire. Pers Potjiekos is a social affair because it must be cooked for a longer period of time. Now there are even recipes for vegetable potjEKEKOS only for vegetables. Many family recipes were handed over from generation to generation. Meduceums usually contain onions and any combination of vegetables, most often potatoes, carrots, beans or pumpkins. Each component is added at specific times during the process to ensure that nothing happens too mushy. Water lilies are selected when they are still in the bud phase and are used as vegetables. In the winter months, June to September in South Africa, is the right time for warm winter gYou have a crash like Potjiekos.
The cooking process varies according to the recipe, but usually the meat is cooked or brown first in small oil, then the rest of the ingredients added. The fluid is sometimes added - either alcohol, such as beer or red wine or stock. Once everything is in the container, it is placed over coal and left for cooking for up to six hours. Slow cooking allows fine meat. Depending on the chef, some mixing occurs during the cooking period, but Potjiekos is generally left to cook alone, with the lid on.
bread can also be cooked in this way, in a similar pot. When it is as follows, it is referred to as Popbroroch . Potjiekos is usually served with some form of starch, usually rice, potatoes or Mielie pap , which is a traditional African rigid corn porridge.
When reference to traditional South African cuisine, potjiekos and braai or grilling, there are two of the HLAthe sake of examples. In both cases, food is cooked outside and suits a good South African climate. And Braai , however, allows faster cooking of meat on the grill directly over hot coal. Both versions of South African cuisine include a very social aspect, with guests actively participating.