Beef Potjiekos with Herb Dumplings (South African Slow-Cooked Pot)
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Ingredients
- 500 g braising beef
- 300 g potatoes
- 2 carrots
- 2 red onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 500 ml beef stock
- 100 g self-raising flour
- 50 g suet
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 501 kcal
- Protein
- 31.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 40.7 g
- of which sugars
- 8 g
- Fat
- 22.3 g
- of which saturates
- 10.3 g
- Fibre
- 4.9 g
- Salt
- 1.41 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Heat a splash of oil in a large pot and brown the beef all over, then set aside.
- 2
Peel and chop the onion, add to the pot and cook for 10 minutes until softened.
- 3
Stir in the garlic, then return the beef to the pot with the beef stock. Cover and simmer for 50 minutes.
- 4
Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots, add to the pot and cook for 15 minutes.
- 5
Mix the self-raising flour, suet and chopped parsley with a little cold water to make a soft dough, then shape into 8 small dumplings.
- 6
Drop the dumplings into the pot, cover and cook for a further 15-20 minutes until the dumplings and vegetables are cooked through.
- 7
Serve hot.
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