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Use the remaining hot coals for toasting marshmallow on skewers, for a quick dessert idea. Recommended accompaniment: savoury phutu or rice Recommended wine: Chenin blanc
Creamy Chicken Potjie
Tender chicken, baby potatoes and seasonal vegetables, slowly simmered in a creamy sauce - perfect for effortless outdoor entertaining or camping.
Level
Easy
Prep time
20 minutes
Cooking time
1 hour
UserServing8 People
8
Ingredients
- Large onion, thinly sliced into rings1
- Large chicken braai-pack +- 1,25 kg1
- Italian dried herbs15 ml
- Ground ginger15 ml
- Salt5 ml
- White pepper0.5 ml
- SPAR creamy mayonnaise125 ml
- Bottle SPAR sparkling apple juice275 ml
- Bottle SPAR ginger beer275 ml
- Packet SPAR Freshline baby potatoes in herb butter400 g
- Packet SPAR Freshline Seasonal Veg Selection300 g
- SPAR white onion soup powder, stirred into1 packet
- SPAR milk250 ml
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Instructions
01
Step 1
In a Size 3 potjie, melt the herb butter taken from the potato pack. In this, fry the onion slices then remove them and set aside.
02
Step 2
Combine the herbs, ginger, salt, pepper and mayonnaise. Turn the chicken pieces in this; transfer into the potjie and turn the chicken until browned all over.
03
Step 3
Pour on both juices and simmer steadily with the lid on, for 1 hour.
04
Step 4
Add the onion rings, vegetables, baby potatoes and soup mixed with the milk. Stir, season further to taste, and replace the potjie lid.
05
Step 5
Cook over hot coals for an additional 30 minutes until the chicken is falling off the bone and the sauce is bubbling nicely.
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