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