Oxtail Potjie!

[InfiniteNow]

There is only ONE type of food to accompany potjiekos: mieliepap!

I had to google that one. :computerkeys:

[InfiniteNow]

I wonder if any USA natives will make one for the fourth of July.

[Boerseun]

I wonder if any USA natives will make one for the fourth of July. :D

Well, I'm sure if you do a potjie, there'll be at least one... :(

[freeztar]

I wonder if any USA natives will make one for the fourth of July. :)

That's not only sacrilege, it's unlawful!

 

Let us not forget the Hamburger Hotdog vs Goulash case of 1974. :)

I will not risk being pelted by flaming hotdogs like those poor, "unpatriotic" goulash makers.

It seems that until the law is repealed, I will be sticking with grilling. :)

;)

 

I might just try the lamb shank potjie someday, perhaps on Feb 2. ;)

[InfiniteNow]

So, I'm downstairs in the hotel bar last night chatting it up with a gentleman who's been setting up our China facilities for the last two years. He was telling stories and sharing his wisdom with me... the young eager kid who wants to advance.

 

In walks one of our senior most executives, whose name I definitely knew when he shared it. They knew the gentleman with whom I'd been conversing and walked over to say hello. The woman with him had an accent, and after a few minutes I asked here where she was from.

 

South Africa.

 

Well, how about that? So, since I'd only a few minutes prior been describing the oxtail potjie to my conversation partner, I decided to ask her if she knew anything about it. Her nose turned up immediately, and she stated that oxtail is not food since it's coming from the wrong end of the animal.

 

Me, being political, convinced her that her feedback was appreciated and I was very glad to have heard it "from someone who would actually know." :)

 

She was a bit uppitty though. She's flying to New York this weekend just to go shopping on the senior executives dime. I'm going to say that Boerseun and I are much closer in what we enjoy than her and I.

 

So, who knew. Rich people don't like stew? :lol:

[Boerseun]

Well, next time you see her, tell her she's "vol kak".

 

True story.

 

That's the full and final diagnosis of her condition, if she's averse to a good ol' oxtail potjie, being the good Boer daughter she's claiming to be...

 

:)

[Buffy]

Me, being political, convinced her that her feedback was appreciated and I was very glad to have heard it "from someone who would actually know."

Luckily for you, most uppity young execs like that are really, really stupid, and she was too self-absorbed to catch your obsequious sarcasm.

 

Some of the dumbest people in high tech are VPs...the real punchline to this joke of course is that its *exactly* those people who spend most of their time at that end of the CEO....

 

My Afrikaans is sucky: how the heck to you pronounce, "potjie"???

 

My temporal coincidence on this thread: my daughter and I went to one of our favorite restaurants hidden in the eastern Sierra's this week. A regular item on the menu it "Bison Osso Bucco" and of course the recipe for Osso Bucco is awfully close to oxtail potjie, but what was really a qwinkydink was that that night they had "Lamb Osso Bucco" just after the recipe for Lamb Potjie above was posted... My daughter ordered it on my suggestion and spent the evening doing her impersonation of Rachael Ray's "Mmmmmm!" from "$40 a day" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0grpE8Qp6sE....

 

Delish,

Buffy

[Racoon]

Luckily for you, most uppity young execs like that are really, really stupid, and she was too self-absorbed to catch your obsequious sarcasm.

 

Rachael Ray's "Mmmmmm!" from "$40 a day"....

 

Delish,

Buffy

 

:D

This Oxtail Potjie sounds like a great potluck, campfire recipe :)

 

However, Racheal Ray could have a field day with it.

 

[Boerseun]

My Afrikaans is sucky: how the heck to you pronounce, "potjie"???

Nothing easier! :)

 

"Potjie" is pronounced "Poy-key", "Poy" like "Boy" with a rather explosive P, and "key" like in, well, key. :D

 

Don't let the "tjie"- bit fool you, it's an old Dutch kinda thing. The bastards couldn't spell years ago, now we can't, neither! :)

[eric l]

Well, how about that? So, since I'd only a few minutes prior been describing the oxtail potjie to my conversation partner, I decided to ask her if she knew anything about it. Her nose turned up immediately, and she stated that oxtail is not food since it's coming from the wrong end of the animal.

 

 

So, who knew. Rich people don't like stew? :)

 

As far as I know, the horns (which must be at the "right" end) are not edible, even in a stew !!!

[eric l]

Nothing easier! :)

 

"Potjie" is pronounced "Poy-key", "Poy" like "Boy" with a rather explosive P, and "key" like in, well, key. :)

 

Don't let the "tjie"- bit fool you, it's an old Dutch kinda thing. The bastards couldn't spell years ago, now we can't, neither! :)

 

The Dutch "-tjie" (pronounced like "she" preceded by a T) has become "-tje" in current Dutch and indicates a diminutive. "Potjie" is nothing more than a small (or rather "little") pot. Diminutives are ment to be friendly and not denigrating.

 

And as far as the spelling of Dutch is concerned : they change (some) rules at least once in every 20 years, so of course nobody can spell.

[Boerseun]

"Potjie" is nothing more than a small (or rather "little") pot.

Shows you what you know. :)

[Boerseun]

Shows you what you know. :)

...or simply that you didn't read the first post in this most delectable of all threads.:)

[InfiniteNow]

Luckily for you, most uppity young execs like that are really, really stupid, and she was too self-absorbed to catch your obsequious sarcasm.

 

Well, calling her young would be a stretch, and I'm pretty sure she was simply dating the exec. However, the two gentlemen there knew I was blowing smoke up her ***, even though she did not, and they both seemed to respect my linguistic dance. :doh:

 

She also made some off color remark about diabetics a few minutes prior, at which point I asked her to clarify as I pointed down to my insulin pump. :love:

 

 

So, cast iron, meat and veggies, and heat. Any other tips from my worldly friends?

[Boerseun]

We Boers are civilizing them bloody Americans, starting with Texas:

 

www.texaspotjie.com

[Thunderbird]

Thunderbird's Chicken&Dumplings

 

 

 

"larruping," and it does indeed mean "excellent or first-rate" and is often used to mean "delicious" when referring to food

 

 

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

· 2-1/2 to 3 lb. Chicken (whole)

· 4 C Water

· 1 can cream of chicken soup

· 1/2 t Salt

· 1/4 t pepper

 

· Dumplings:

· 2 C All-purpose flour

· 1/2 t Baking soda

· 1/2 t Salt

· 1 egg

· 3/4 C Buttermilk or milk

· 1/2 C chicken broth from pot

 

 

PREPARATION:

Place the chicken in a Dutch oven, and add the water and salt. Bring to a boil, cover and lower heat. Simmer for 60 to 70 minutes, or until tender and chicken is done. Remove chicken and allow it to cool enough to handle.

 

 

Bone the chicken, discarding all skin and bones, and cut meat into bite-size pieces. Set aside.

The Dumplings:

Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cut in the 1 cup broth from chicken pot and 1 egg, 1 cup buttermilk, mix with a pastry blender until mixture is consistency of coarse meal. add more flour or milk to get consistency dialed in , stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

For rolled dumplings, roll the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness, and cut into 3" x 1" strips.

Bring the chicken broth to a boil. Correct seasonings, if desired.

Lay dumplings over the surface of the boiling broth , one or two at a time, reduce heat to medium-low. Stir from time to time to make sure dumplings do not stick together. Add 1 can Cream of chicken soup. Cook dumplings 8 to 10 minutes. Add the boned chicken to the mixture and simmer until heated through. Remove from heat. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

[nutronjon]

And if this were cooked in a microwave, what power should be used and the timer should be set for how long?