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Lockdown Recipe of the Day: Chicken & Pears Potjie
Take advantage of an early spring afternoon and get a potjie going, even if you’re indoors working. Once it’s on the go, you only need to pop out once in a while to check that it has enough coals to keep cooking.
Ingredients
8 chicken portions
200 g dried pears
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 Tbs coconut oil
400g chopped tomatoes
1 cinnamon stick
6 cardamom pods
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
100 g basmati rice
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Handful parsley, chopped
Method
Heat a clean, dry potjie over hot coals. Melt the coconut oil in it and add the onion and garlic, cinnamon stick and cardamom pods. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the ground spices. Braise for a few minutes, then add the chicken pieces and cook for 5 minutes, stirring to coat them in the onion mix. Add the chopped tomatoes and the pears. Season to taste with salt and pepper, stir, put the lid on and simmer for 2 hours. Keep a few hot coals under the pot and a few on the lid at all times. After an hour, add the rice, stir and cover and continue cooking. Stir in chopped parsley and serve. DM/TGIFood
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