Name: Lamb neck potjie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: PT1¼M
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: flour 120g,garlic-and-herb seasoning 1T,paprika 1T,dried thyme 1t,sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste ,lamb neck 1kg,canola oil 2T,onion, thinly sliced 1,garlic cloves, finely grated or crushed 2,green pepper, cored and diced 1,leeks, washed and finely chopped 4,tomato paste 2T,peeled and chopped tomatoes can 1 x 410g,good-quality beef stock, or enough to cover 4cups,baby carrots, halved lengthways 6,pickled onions 6

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Serves 8

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 5 hours

Ingredients

2 T olive oil
120 g flour
1 whole nutmeg, grated
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1. 3 kg oxtail
400 g Kassler pork chops, sliced into chunks
2 carrots
10 pickling onions
3 garlic cloves
4 thyme springs
2 bay leaves
4 parsley sprigs
1 cup rosé wine
2 x 500 ml boxes Woolworths organic liquid beef stock

For the polenta:

1 T butter
1⁄4 onion, finely chopped
2 rosemary sprigs
1 cup organic liquid chicken stock
150 g polenta
Sea salt, to taste

Method

In a large, heavy-based saucepan, heat the oil until very hot. Season the flour with the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Toss the oxtail in the seasoned flour until well coated and brown in the oil.

Remove the oxtail from the saucepan and add the Kassler chops, carrots and onions. Fry until just golden. Add the garlic, thyme, bay leaves and parsley and sauté for a few seconds, then return the oxtail to the pan.

Add the rosé and stock. Reduce the heat and simmer gently, covered for 1 ½ hours. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Transfer the oxtail to the oven and cook for a further 2 ½ hours. Season to taste.

To make the polenta, heat the butter in a large, deep saucepan and sauté the onion until translucent. Add the rosemary and stock and bring to a boil. Add the polenta, season to taste, reduce the heat and whisk until thick – this shouldn’t take more than a few minutes but take care as the polenta may burn. The polenta should be soft and creamy; add more stock to loosen it if necessary.

Cook’s note: It may be necessary to add more liquid depending on how long it takes for the oxtail to soften. You can also cook the oxtail for half the time with the saucepan’s lid on, removing it later to reduce the liquid.

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