Vegetable Potjie

Description
Servings: 6 – 8

Ingredients

 * 5 – 6 medium potatoes
 * 1 medium butternut squash
 * 5 large carrots
 * 2 ears of corn
 * 1 small turnip or rutabaga
 * 1 stalk celery
 * ½ cup oil
 * 2 – 3 onions
 * 4 – 6 cloves garlic
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * black pepper to taste
 * 2 teaspoons dried oregano
 * 2 teaspoon dried basil
 * 1 cup vegetable stock

Directions

 * 1) Wash the vegetables and cut into chunks.
 * 2) You can use any other hard winter vegetables that you like.
 * 3) Heat the potjie (cast-iron pot, size 3) over coals until a little bit warm, then add oil.
 * 4) When oil is hot, lightly cook onions and garlic.
 * 5) Arrange vegetables in layers on top of onion and garlic mixture.
 * 6) The ones with the longest cooking times go on the bottom of the pot.
 * 7) Sprinkle on the seasonings and herbs.
 * 8) Pour stock over the final layer.
 * 9) Cover the pot with its lid and simmer over campfire coals for 1½ to 2 hours.
 * 10) Leave the lid on until the cooking time is finished.