Bobotie (traditional South African dish)

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Bobotie (traditional South African dish) from ChitChat7

nut free can make in advance ok to freeze
Category
Meat recipes
Serves6
Prep time 20 mins
Cook time60 mins

Mumsnetter ratings

based on (2) reviews
Ease of finding ingredients 8
Ease of cooking7
Success with kids8
Success with adults9.5
Overall Mark 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 onions, peeled and sliced

2 1/4 pounds good quality lean ground beef

1 thickish slice of white bread

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon medium curry powder (or hot for the hale and brave)

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons salt

freshly grated pepper (about a half teaspoon)

3/4 teaspoon turmeric

1 1/2 tablespoons malt vinegar

1/2 cup seedless raisins

2 tablespoons chutney (Mrs Balls Chutney is great - you can get it from Tesco or Sainsburys)

2 bay leaves (or fresh lemon leaves if available)

2 medium eggs

Handy Hint

Serve with steamed rice (traditionally yellow!) and extra chutney. Banana salad (chopped bananas with some condensed milk) goes with it really nicely too. The fruit & meat combo is greta.

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Heat oil in medium sauté pan. Stir in onions. Cook over medium heat until transparent. Add ground beef. Cook until lightly browned and crumbly.

Soak bread in half the milk, squeeze out excess milk and mash with a fork - DON'T TOSS SQUEEZED OUT MILK! Pour it straight back into remaining milk. Set milk aside.

Add curry, sugar, salt, pepper, turmeric, vinegar, raisins, chutney to the beef mixture. Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish, and place bay leaves on top.

Bake for 50-60 minutes in preheated 350°F oven.

Beat egg with remaining milk and pour over mixture approximately 25 - 30 minutes before end of baking time.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: notmydog on Fri 30-Nov-12 19:34:35 Overall rating: 8.2
Mmmmm! Love bobotie, I think this is going onto the menu this weekend. The most important thing about bobotie I found, is tasting as you go. Bobotie should never be bland. Keep the strong flavours going. If you find you need to add more vinegar/curry/chutney, don't be afraid to do so :)
From: ChitChat7 on Tue 18-Mar-08 10:17:32 Overall rating: 8.0
Pure South African comfort food! Especially nice in winter, or cold with a salad in summer.



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