Melt-In-Your-Mouth Beef Potjie

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1. 1Step 1: Prepare all the ingredients – chop, slice and measure out everything!
2. 2Step 2: Sprinkle the flour over the meat and mix to make sure it is well covered.
3. 3Step 3: Over hot coals, place the potjie pot (a size 2 potjie pot served 5 easily plus leftovers) and add the oil and butter. Allow it to heat up until almost bubbling. Add the meat in 2 or 3 batches and brown it on all sides. Remove meat from the potjie and set aside.
4. 4Step 4: Add the onion, celery, garlic, bacon, coriander, cumin and thyme and allow to cook and soften for 3-4 minutes.
5. 5Step 5: Remove some coals now to reduce the heat to a very gentle simmer.
6. 6Step 6: Add the meat back to the pot, add the potatoes, carrots, baby marrows and butternut (or whatever vegetables you have chosen). No need to stir.
7. 7Step 7: Mix the tomato paste, red wine, beef stock and passata together in a jug and then add to the pot. Again, no need to stir through once the liquid is in the potjie pot.
8. 8Step 8: Grind a generous amount of salt and black pepper into the pot.
9. 9Step 9: Place the lid on and sit back and relax!
10. 10Step 10: Allow to simmer for 3 hours or longer, up to 4 or 5 hours.
11. 11Step 11: Check the potjie every 40 minutes or so to make sure it is not too hot – you want a gentle simmer and not a ferocious boil!
12. 12Step 12: You may want to stir the potjie after an hour or two to make sure the meat is not stuck to the bottom. Generally speaking, you want to avoid over-stirring.
13. 13Step 13: If you have too much liquid towards the end, just take the lid off and allow some liquid to burn off.
14. 14Step 14: Serve with rice or mashed potato or even pasta!