Crayfish Potjie

I love this, I added 500ml white wine and 1l water, it was wow – Lufuno

Potjie No: 3 Pot guide
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 1 hour
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Ingredients

Crayfish tails (number depends on quantity required)
2 tomatoes, peeled and diced
150 g sliced mushrooms
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1.5 litres water
10 ml dried parsley
Juice of 1 lemon
45 ml cooking oil
750 ml uncooked rice
1 packet white onion soup
10 ml garlic salt
Salt to taste

Method

• Allow the parsley to soak in the water for 15 minutes.
• Heat the oil in the pot and cook the rice for a few minutes.
• Add the onions and peppers and brown until soft.
• Add the parsley water and the rest of the ingredients except the crayfish.
• Sprinkle the salt over and cover with the lid.
• Allow the potjie to simmer slowly for 30 minutes or until the rice is almost done.
• Now place the crayfish tails on top of the pot and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes.
• Don’t cook the crayfish for too long as it could get soggy.