Mutton Potjie in the Slow Cooker

My local butcher had mutton on special when I visited there the other day. I had a friend on her way over to spend the day painting and crafting with me, and this seemed like all the excuse I needed to indulge in a lovely slow cooked mutton potjie. To top it all, I had a brand new rice cooker to try out, and rice is always a great accompaniment to a potjie. I show you how to make this lovely dish in today's blog.

Start by roughly chopping 3-4 large onions. Brown in a bit of oil.

I selected two kinds of mutton to add to the potjie. Some had lots of bone, as these has the best flavour. However, I also selected some cuts for adding more meat to the potjie.

Brown your meat in a bit of oil.

Chop some carrots into chunks.

Put the onion at the bottom of the potjie with the meat on top. Add a little water to the potjie.

Add salt and a descent squirt of lemon juice. The lemon juice will tenderize the meat.

Season with freshly ground black pepper and add some rosemary to the pot.

After about an hour, or two, add the carrots. Let the potjie continue cooking for another hour before adding some small cabbages that have been quartered.

Chop about 5-6 medium potatoes into quarters and add these to the pot along with the cabbage.

About an hour before the potjie is done, add some patty pans and...

... mushrooms to the potjie.

Continue to simmer.

Mix a little Bisto with water and add it to the pot about 15 minutes before serving. Stir only slightly to get the Bisto mixture evenly distributed in the pot.

In the meantime, I had set my rice cooker on a timer to have my rice cooked and ready by the time the potjie was ready. The rice was fluffy and beautiful.

All that was left to do, was to dish up and eat!

You can watch a short compilation video of these steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/jQaAZR-mY8Y

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