500g minced meat
1 thick piece of sliced bread, soaked in 250ml of milk
2 medium onions, sliced, (fry this in 25ml of butter)
Add 1 Tablespoon of curry powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
3 bay leaves
2 eggs
Drain milk from the bread, then mash bread with a fork and add it to the meat.
Add this to the curried onion mixture and cook. Stir well. Add a well beaten eggs to the meat mixture and mix. Put this mixture into a greased pie plate. Beat 1 egg with balance of milk made up to 250 ml of milk. Season with pepper and salt and pour this custard mixture over the meat mixture.
Dot a few pieces of butter on top of the mixture, adding bay leaves or lemon leaves, and place in another dish or pan of hot water. Place in an oven, pre-heated to 180 degrees Celsius. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the custard is set and lightly browned
Serve with yellow rice, sliced tomatoes and chutney. Yellow rice, with raisins, is often served with Bobotie.
BOBOTIE RECIPE
2 onions, thickly sliced
1 slice white bread
1 cup milk
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon curry powder
3 eggs
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon turmeric (optional)
2 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons chutney
6 almonds, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
4 bay leaves
In a large skillet, pour in just enough water to cover the bottom. Bring to a boil and add the onion slices. Cook until the onions appear translucent. Remove the onions and finely chop them. Drain water from pan and return to the heat. Return the onions to the hot pan and brown slightly. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Soak the slice of bread quickly in the milk and squeeze it out. Set the drained milk aside. Crumb the bread. Place in a large mixing bowl. Mix bread together with ground beef, curry powder, 1 egg, sugar, salt, black pepper, turmeric, vinegar, chutney, almonds and raisins.
Place the mixture in a greased 7x11 inch baking dish. Insert the bay leaves into the meat. Bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour.
Beat the remaining egg with 3 tablespoons of the drained milk. Pour over the meat and bake for another 30 minutes.
1 slice white bread
1 cup milk
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon curry powder
3 eggs
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon turmeric (optional)
2 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons chutney
6 almonds, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
4 bay leaves
In a large skillet, pour in just enough water to cover the bottom. Bring to a boil and add the onion slices. Cook until the onions appear translucent. Remove the onions and finely chop them. Drain water from pan and return to the heat. Return the onions to the hot pan and brown slightly. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Soak the slice of bread quickly in the milk and squeeze it out. Set the drained milk aside. Crumb the bread. Place in a large mixing bowl. Mix bread together with ground beef, curry powder, 1 egg, sugar, salt, black pepper, turmeric, vinegar, chutney, almonds and raisins.
Place the mixture in a greased 7x11 inch baking dish. Insert the bay leaves into the meat. Bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour.
Beat the remaining egg with 3 tablespoons of the drained milk. Pour over the meat and bake for another 30 minutes.
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