Bobotie

kolibri's Note:

This is a South African recipe, easy and delicious.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1 large onion
• 1 large apple , like Granny Smith
• 400 g ground beef
• 50 ml breadcrumbs
• 100 ml milk
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 2 teaspoons tarragon
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 50 ml almonds , chopped
• salt

On the top

• 2 eggs
• 300 ml milk
• 4 bay leaves

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 175 C/350°F.
2. Chop the onion and the applie. In a large bowl, mix the milk and bread crumbs, and grease a shallow dish.
3. Heat the oil in the pan and add curry powder, then add onions. Saute until onion is transparent, then add the chopped apple.
4. Transfer onion/apple mixture to the breadcrumb mixture. Saute the beef until brown, then add that to the onion/breadcrumb mixture. Season with spices and the chopped almonds, pour into the oven dish.
5. Mix eggs and milk and pour over the dish. Place the bay leaves are decoration. Bake for 40 - 50 minutes.
6. Serve with potatoes and green salad.

Reviews

[boat_girl]

Great dish! I used dried apricots instead of apple and will probably use a bit of cayene to make it hotter next time but it was delicious, thank you!

[Karen67]

I've had this saved to try for a couple of years and finally got around to making it. Now I wish I hadn't waited so long. This was wonderful. My only comment is that I probably should have cooked it just a little longer as it was pretty wet, creating a little puddle on the plate that I sopped up with a paper towel. Still, it didn't affect the flavor at all. I stuck with the recipe exactly except for subbing fennel seeds for the tarragon and using pine nuts instead of almonds. Yum!

[Chef #nor]

often make this but usecoconut milk or soy milk-as I only eat kosher and therefore don't mis milk & meat. It is a really tasty recipe.