To stir or not to stir; that is the question.

**Bigseb** · 2014/02/19, 05:07 PM

Potjie... should one stir or not. Personally I do stir, mainly because we cook predominantly indian dishes and you need to stir regularly to stop spice from lying on the bottom of the pot.

Potjie purists however do not stir. Does it make a difference?

**hunter26** · 2014/02/19, 05:16 PM

I stir my potjie. This thing of cooking a potjie for 8 hrs is ridiculous and only stirring once every hour ahhh

Craig

**Gaitshi Gubib** · 2014/02/19, 05:20 PM

Dis lekker om te stir .. lepel in die een hand, glasie muskadel in die ander

**OwenD** · 2014/02/19, 05:24 PM

Try both ways, report back.

**Chuckzoo** · 2014/02/19, 05:24 PM

I stir, but not too often, so as not to break up the meat too much.

**zebellon** · 2014/02/19, 05:30 PM

Braise the meat and onions in oil in a hot pot, obviously stirring. Add glass of red wine to the pot and one to the cook, add herbs and spices. Layer veggies over, close the pot and cook over slow heat. More wine for the cook. Stir again only immediately before serving.

**Gleneagles** · 2014/02/19, 05:41 PM

A lot of people like to stir on the forum.

That is prolly why they don`t stir their potjie

**Apocalypse** · 2014/02/19, 05:42 PM

stirring is a must.

but Gently.

if you stir too hard you awaken the moderators....

**Chuckzoo** · 2014/02/19, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by Apocalypse

stirring is a must.

but Gently.

if you stir too hard you awaken the moderators....

Are you suggesting theses guys sleep

?

**kevjones** · 2014/02/19, 05:45 PM

I suggest if you want to stir then go to the bycycle thread.

**Buxton** · 2014/02/19, 05:48 PM

I would rather stir than eat burn't food

**paullandrover** · 2014/02/19, 05:51 PM

If you are burning it, your fire is too hot. You never stir a potjie, if you do it's called a stew. That's my 5 cents

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**Columbus** · 2014/02/19, 05:51 PM

I don't stir.

**Bigseb** · 2014/02/19, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by OwenD

Try both ways, report back.

In the works. Making a biltong pot for dinner tonight... just finished layering everything so there's no stirring til its all done. Report back I shall.

Personally I've always felt the whole non-stirring thing is more for show than anything else. I should add though that I can only use gas at home which i find isn't as easy to work with (potjie-wise) as fire. Either way I don't really care. Was curious though why the non-stirrers do it in the first place...

**Apocalypse** · 2014/02/19, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckzoo

Are you suggesting theses guys sleep

?

you better watch out
you better not cry
better not pout
im telling you why
The Moderators are watching your posts,
they're making a list
and checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
the mods are checking your threads,
they see you when you're sleeping
they know when you're awake
they know if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake.
oh, you better watch out
you better not cry
better not pout
im telling you why
the moderators can see you post...
they see you when you're sleeping
and they know when you're awake
they know if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake
oh, so you better watch out
you'd better not
better not pout
im telling you why
the mods they know the TOS,
they are going to delete your thoughts,
with their nuking device
and your favorite thread will eat the dirt
and be gone to forum grave
you may just spend some time
in the forum gaol
Bubba will expand your......

rootie-toot-toot
and rum-pa-tum-tum
The Modeeeraaatoooors are coming for yoooouuuuu!!!!

**Bigseb** · 2014/02/19, 07:06 PM

REPORT BACK:

So... not stirring after the layering... the bottom layer was slightly on the brown dark side. Still edible but one could definitely taste it. Don't think not stirring was really beneficial.

Would still like to hear from the stirrers and non-stirrers alike why they do it the way they do...

**Chuckzoo** · 2014/02/19, 07:12 PM

To stir is human!

You've just got to see what's going on in there.

On a more serious note, I stir to move the bottom layer to the top and keep it moist.

**hunter26** · 2014/02/19, 07:49 PM

Apoc brilliant post just brilliant.

Craig

**hunter26** · 2014/02/19, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by paullandrover

If you are burning it, your fire is too hot. You never stir a potjie, if you do it's called a stew. That's my 5 cents

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Let's look at the word " Potjie koos " means Pot Food. Potjies is not a new thing. It started in the early days before the moderators were born. The cowboys would travel with a pot under the wagon.what was shot went into the pot. When the voortrek began the same thing happened shoot for the pot . Now since a potjie is a stew and the harder the vegie the longer it takes to cook. So some nanna has a bright idea to resurrect how to make a stew to sell more castiron pots. This nanna brings out a cook book " potjie cooking" which men who don't cook took interest. Cut and layer,don't stir,cook for 8hrs, and drink plenty . So some carry this argument and say a potjie koos is not a stew..:hellow translation.

Craig

**bertus** · 2014/02/19, 08:00 PM

I like to stir on the forum, and everybody but a potjie.....get one of these funnel like jobbies or make yourown and the potjie stir him self... the spices and the fluid