Perlemoen on the Coals

Flat-bottomed Potjie
Serves: 2
Cooking Time: 1 hour


Ingredients
1 perlemoen
15 ml butter
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
5 button mushrooms, sliced
15 ml grated Cheddar cheese
2 rashers bacon
30 ml chopped fresh parsley

Method
Cut perlemoen from shell, remove viscera and scrub clean.
Gently pound perlemoen until limp.
Place half the butter on a piece of foil, shiny side up.
Place perlemoen on top of butter and season well.
Arrange mushrooms and cheese on top, then bacon.
Dot with remaining butter and sprinkle parsley over.
Fold foil over to make a parcel, then place in potjie.
Bake over a slow fire for about 1 hour.
Remove from potjie, unwrap and serve with bread.

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