Chicken Sherry Potjie

Potjie No: 3
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients
1 kg chicken portions
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp cooking oil
2 large onions
300 g button mushrooms
300 g frozen peas
8 large carrots, sliced
Salt and pepper
1 bay leaf
125 ml water or more
125 ml dry sherry
250 ml sour cream

Method
Put potjie over hot charcoal.
Chop onions and fry in butter and oil, add chicken and fry to golden-brown. From now on do not stir anymore.
Layer with mushrooms, peas and sliced carrots.
Season, add bay leaf and a small cup of water.
Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, by which time the food will have a good sauce. Now add sherry and sour cream and simmer for another 1/2 hour.
Serve with white bread to soak up the sauce.