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Country Style Guinea Fowl Potje
Country Style Guinea Fowl Potje is a traditional Southern African recipe for a classic one-pot stew of guinea fowl and chicken with vegetables, mushrooms and new potatoes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Southern African version of: Country Style Guinea Fowl Potje.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
115 minutes
Total Time:
135 minutes
Serves:
6
Rating: 
Tags : Herb RecipesGame RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesSouthern-africa Recipes
The
potje style of cooking is common to
Southern Africa and though this recipe uses fowl (chicken and guinea hen) you can use any meat or vegetables.
Ingredients:
900g
guineahen, cubed
900g chicken, cubed
3 tbsp olive oil
flour to thicken
salt and
black pepper
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 small carrots, chopped
2 celery sticks, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
250ml chicken stock
250ml dry red wine
40g
parsley, chopped
2
bayleaves
1/2 tsp thyme
juice of 1 lemon
10 small onions, peeled
20 mushroom caps, chopped
10 small new potatoes, peeled
2 celery stalks, chopped
Method:
Season the flour and use to coat the meat. Cook the meat for 5 minutes per side in the hot oil, until well browned. Add the bacon, onion, carrot, celery and garlic and cook for 10 minutes. Add the stock, wine, parsley, bayleaves, and thyme then cover and simmer gently for 40 minutes.
Add the lemon juice, onions, mushrooms, potatoes and remaining celery then season with salt and black pepper, Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Serve on a bed of rice.
