I am a SA expat. Potjie is overrated IMHO. Being enclosed it does not pick up any Smokey flavor (well hardly). You might as well just cook those recipes in a cast iron dutch oven on a burner or in the stove. Is cool for camping though with a caveat*** in a camper/motor home.
*** If you are on foot you DON’T want to be the one carrying that damned heavy pot ;-) They are Heller heavy.
But they make little ones - and they’re so cute! I think they’d be great for a slow-cooked soup or stew - or baked beans, like Dale does.
:-)
-JT
I’m a Lodge cast iron junkie and bought a camp Dutch oven several years ago. The last time we went to the races at Sebring, I made camp cobbler trackside for the group, plus had enough that I was handing it out to all the neighbors. It was quite popular, and smelled GREAT while cooking. Easy too.
http://www.food.com/recipe/dutch-oven-campfire-cobbler-125442
If you’ve got a camp Dutch oven and have never done this, you’re missing out!