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Beef Shim & three bean Potjie
Potjie Nos. 2 & 3

250 g Kindney beans

250 g Haricot beans

1 litre cold water

15 ml cooking or olive oil

1.5 kg beef shim, sawn into thick slices

250 g pork belly, cut into pieces (keep rind on)

1 medium onion, chopped

1 x 410 g can tomatoes, chopped

500 ml beef stock

10-15 ml salt

1 ml peri-peri or small piece of chill

250 g green beans

2 large frankfurters

Rinse dried beans thoroughly under cold water. Place in a No. Potjie, cover with 1 litre of cold water and bring slowly to the boil. Boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, leave lid on and allow to soak for 1 hour.

Heat oil in a No. 3 potjie. Add meat and brown. Add onion and saute lightly until golden brown and transparent. Drain beans and place on top of meat. Heat tomatoes, stock, salt and peri-peri or chilli and add to meat. Cover with lid and simmer for 2 to 2 and a half hours or unmtil meat is almost tender. Top and tail green beans, place on top of meat. Cut frankfurters into thick slices and place on top of beans. Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until green beans are just cooked but still crisp and the sausages heated through. Stir gently. This is a one-pot meal and does not require any side dishes.

Serves 8-10

Sue comments - Although my family always ask for great chunks of homemade bread no butter or marg.