Bobotie (South Africa)

Submitted by Engrossed

"From: “The Africa News Cookbook, African Cooking for Western Kitchens”. Malay orgin. Serve with rice and chutney."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 slice bread
• 1 cup milk, used 1/2 cup at a time
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 3 tablespoons chutney
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons vinegar or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 almonds, quartered
• 4 bay leaves or 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 egg

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Saute the beef with onions until meat is browned.
3. Soak the bread in half the milk; then mash the slice with a fork.
4. Combine all the ingredients (except the remaining milk and egg).
5. Spread mixture into a greased casserole and bake for 1 hour.
6. Beat the egg with the remaining ½ cup of milk and pour over the casserole.
7. Return to oven for another 30 minutes.

Reviews

[chia2160]

this was a very good version of bobotie that i made for zwt4. the addition of chutney was very nice. i used slivered almonds and yellow raisins, amd my homemade recipe #73183 instead of a purchased blend. the topping was thin but that's probably because i used skim milk. this had great flavor.