This traditional and loved meal, a potjiekos is a classic staple South African dish, something we love doing, a dish cooked over a fire for hours while friends and family gather around the fire with a ...

Although load shedding has been downgraded to stage 4 and 5 for the weekend, planning your meals around these rolling blackouts can be exhausting. Luckily, you don’t need electricity to make this ...

Potjie, pronounced “potchee” or “poyke”, is one of my favorite meals and styles of cooking. Potjie literally translates as “small pot food” and is something we learned about from the large South ...

Cooking over a fire in a cast-iron pot is an age-old tradition that’s close to the hearts of many South Africans. Popularised in Holland during the 16th century, the tradition was brought to our ...

Competition organisers are Pick n Pay and Fresh Living, SA's top-selling food magazine, and sponsors are Knorr and Spekko. The competition runs from July 8 to September 26, and will see 40 food ...

It was a hot, still Karoo day in January. The big bird on the kitchen table needed special attention. I decided it was headed for the potjie, with butter and rosemary. It turned out to be the best ...

Here’s one to plan for the festive days just up ahead: a lazy-day potjie-roasted chicken with dates, apricots and sweet spices; a melding of food cultures in a pot. My adventure with roasting whole ...

It’s cold, it’s the weekend, and nothing beats a good potjie bubbling over the coals while you wait with a drink in hand. Whether you’re cooking for the crew or making sure Monday’s sorted on the ...

- Olive oil blend, for frying 450–650g - Beef potjiekos (beef goulash works well too) 1 - packet (55g) PnP hearty beef stew cook in sauce - Chopped parsley, for serving (optional) 1 - packet (1kg) PnP ...