Bobotie recipe

Curried minced beef sweetened with raisins and apricot jam, baked under a savoury egg-and-milk custard studded with bay leaves.

1 hour and 20 minutesmedium12 ingredients

Ingredients

• 500 g ground beef
• 2 onions
• 2 slice white bread
• 250 ml milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp curry powder
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 50 g raisins
• 2 tbsp apricot jam
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tsp salt

How to make Bobotie

1. Soak 2 slices of white bread in 250 ml milk for 10 minutes, then squeeze them out and keep the milk for the topping.
2. Brown 500 g ground beef in a dry pan over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, breaking it up, then lift it out and leave the fat in the pan.
3. Soften 2 chopped onions in that fat over medium heat for 8 minutes, stir in 2 tbsp curry powder and 1 tsp turmeric for 1 minute, then return the meat.
4. Stir in the squeezed bread, 50 g raisins, 2 tbsp apricot jam, 2 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tsp salt; cook 2 minutes and take off the heat.
5. Preheat the oven to 180°C and press the mixture firmly into a baking dish.
6. Beat 2 eggs into the reserved milk with a pinch of salt and pour it over the meat so it forms an even layer.
7. Push 4 bay leaves upright into the surface and bake 35-40 minutes until the custard is set and golden.
8. Rest 5 minutes and serve, traditionally with yellow turmeric rice and chutney.

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