Tool: Potjie
By: Barnaby Dorfman

About

Cast iron kettle with three small legs that allow it to be set on top of a fire for slow cooking soups and stews. Originally from South Africa, similar to a dutch oven, these heavy lidded pots have become popular in Texas for cooking chili. There is a whole genre of cooking with potjie in South Africa called potjie kos- "little pot food."

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Other names: Potjiekos
Translations: Потјие