Best Potjie Recipe Ever

• 16-20 chicken drumsticks and thighs
• 50 ml cooking oil (or olive oil)
• 50 ml brandy
• 1 tbls chopped garlic
• 250 grams bacon, chopped
• 2 onions, sliced into thin rings
• 3 stalks celery, cut into chunks
• 15 small new potatoes, whole and unpeeled
• 250 grams fusilli pasta
• 1 red pepper and yellow pepper, sliced into strips
• 250 gram whole button mushrooms
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper

The sauce

• 1 can asparagus pieces liquid reserved
• 250 ml cream
• 750 ml water or white wine
• 1 packet cream of mushroom soup
• 1 packet instant cheese sauce
• 2 tbls aromat spice
• 2 tbls mixed herbs
• 1 tbls garlic salt or onion salt

Method

• Heat the oil in the Pot
• Fry the chicken pieces, a few at a time, until golden brown
• Add the garlic and brandy and heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently
• Sprinkle the chopped bacon over the chicken followed by the onions and celery
• Layer potatoes on top of the celery followed by the pasta
• Place the mushrooms on top of the pasta and add the peppers
• Sprinkle with cheese
• Mix the sauce and pour over the ingredients in the pot
• Cover and simmer slowly for approximately 60-75 minutes over medium coals (heat)
• Do not stir, mix everything just before serving
• Serve with a mixed salad

Serves 8-10

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