Bobotie (Beef Pie)

Recipe found on the internet.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  cup onion, thinly sliced
• 1  apple, peeled, diced
• 2  lbs  chopped  cooked beef
• 2  slices  bread, soaked in milk
• 2  tablespoons curry powder
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 2  tablespoons  slivered almonds
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
• 6  bay leaves
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup  whole milk

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan.
2. Add the onions and sauté for 5 minutes, then add the apple and cook for another minute.
3. Add the chopped beef and combine.
4. Squeeze out the excess milk from the bread slices, then tear up and add to pot.
5. Add the curry powder, raisins, almonds, lemon juice, egg, and turmeric, and stir well.
6. Place mixture in a greased 9 x 13" baking dish.
7. Place bay leaves vertically in the casserole.
8. Bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes, then remove from the oven.
9. Mix together the egg and milk, then pour it over the Bobotie. Bake for 15 more minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.