Potjki Recipe : Simple Tomato Stew for 12

I just bought a size 8 Potjie which is an 18.5 litre cast iron cauldron originating from the dutch and South Africa. Here’s my first recipe.

Ingredients

  • 6 x tins tomatoes
  • 1 cup red lentils
  • 300g punnet of mushrooms
  • 1kg carrots
  • 1 pack celery
  • 1.5 packs of small new potatoes
  • 8 sprigs rosemary
  • 5 bay leaves
  • Salt
  • 1.5 litres stock
  • Red wine
  • good glug of oil