Potjiekos: Ukutya Kwaphantsi Okudibanisa Abantu eMzantsi Afrika

IPotjiekos (ibizwa ngokuba yi *poy-key-kos*) ligama lesi-Afrikaans elithetha “imbiza encinci yokutya.”

Sisityu sendabuko saseMzantsi Afrika esiphekwa ngaphandle, emlilweni ovulekileyo, kwimbiza yentsimbi enamilenze emithathu.

Apha ayisiyondlela nje yokutya—“sisiganeko sentlalo,” kuba abantu badibana, bancokole, kanti imbiza yona ipheka kade.

Izithako zepotjie ziyahluka kakhulu, yiyo loo nto kungekho recipe enye engaguqukiyo.

Ngokuqhelekileyo kusetyenziswa inyama, iitapile, imifuno kunye nezinongo.

Iinyama eziqhelekileyo zi-lamb, mutton, venison, beef, kwakunye nenyama emnyama yenkukhu. Kwimifuno kudla ngokuba ne-anyanisi, iitapile, iminqathe, iimbotyi, icauliflower, umbona kwi-cob, okanye ithanga.

Enye inguqu ethandwayo yi-waterblommetjiebredie, nayo idla ngokuphekwa epotjie.

Le dish yenziwa nge-lamb kunye ne-waterblommetjies (iinyibiba zamanzi), eziqokelelwa zisekwimo yebhadi ukuze zisetyenziswe njengemifuno.

Zivela ngexesha lasebusika laseMzantsi Afrika, ukusuka ngoJuni ukuya kuSeptemba, nto leyo eyenza esi sityu silungele iintsuku ezibandayo.

Ekuphekeni, inyama idla ngokuqala ibrownwa ngeoyile encinci, emva koko kongezwe ezinye izithako ngolandelelwano lwexesha lokuvuthwa kwazo ukuze kungabi mushy.

Ngamanye amaxesha kongezwa ulwelo olufana ne-beef stock okanye iwayini ebomvu.

Emva koko imbiza igqunywa, ibekwe phezu kwamalahle, ize ipheke kancinci de ifikelele kwiiyure ezintandathu.

Abathandi bepotjie bathi “ipotjie akufuneki ivuselelwe de ilungele ukukhonzwa.”

Nangona abanye abapheki bevuselela kancinci, isithethe sithi mayipheke ngokuzola.

Le ndlela ifuna umonde—ukusuka ekulindeni iinkuni zibe ngamalahle ukuya ekuphekeni kade—kodwa isiphumo yinyama ethambileyo enencasa, idla ngokukhonzwa nerayisi, isonka, okanye i-mielie pap.