Mutton Shank Potjie

Potjie No: 3
Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 2 hours

Ingredients
1 kg mutton shank, sawn into slices
15 ml cooking oil
250 g onions, sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
500 ml meat stock
500 g potatoes, sliced
250 g green beans
250 g baby marrows, whole if small, otherwise sliced
250 g mushrooms, whole if small, sliced if large
4 spring onions
250 g tomatoes, skinned and chopped
5 ml chopped fresh oregano or 2 ml dried
Pinch of ground cloves
1 ml paprika
15 ml fresh rosemary or 5 ml dried

Method
Brown shank in heated oil.
Add onion and sauté until transparent.
Season meat with salt and pepper.
Pour heated stock over.
Arrange vegetables on top of meat in the following order: potatoes, green beans, baby marrows, mushrooms and spring onions.
Spoon tomato on top of vegetables.
Sprinkle with oregano, cloves, paprika and rosemary.
Cover with lid and simmer for 1.5 – 2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
Do not stir during cooking process.
Before serving, stir carefully making sure the meat and vegetables do not break up.