Venison Potjie   HT  MC  South African  260mins

South African name:  Wildspotjie

Serves 4-6   Hot  Game  Meat  Pork  Alcohol  Vegetables  Stew Main Course  Gluten Wheat Dairy Free  Eggless  S. Africa 

Ingredients

2 tbsp Cooking Oil

225g/8oz Fatty Bacon, chopped

1kg/2.2lb Venison, cubed

2 Onions, sliced

2 Garlic Cloves, crushed

2 teasp Fresh Thyme Leaves

Salt and Black Pepper

510ml/17fl.oz. Dry Red Wine

6 Medium Potatoes, thickly sliced

4 Carrots, thickly sliced

1 small Cabbage, cut into 4 wedges

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a potjie or heavy based saucepan until very hot then add the bacon and venison and fry to brown on all sides.

2. Add the onions and garlic and fry for 5 minutes turning.

3. Add the thyme, salt, pepper and wine, reduce the heat, cover and simmer, for 3 hours.

4. Add the potatoes in a layer then top with a layer of carrots and finally lay the cabbage on the top of the carrots. Cover and simmer for a further 45 minutes. Serve hot.

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