Bobotie

Bobotie

A lovely traditional meaty dish with a mix of curry and other spices baked with an egg-based topping.

A lovely traditional meaty dish with a mix of curry and other spices baked with an egg-based topping.

Ingredients

  • 2 slices bread (cubed)
  • 250ml Milk
  • 500g beef mince
  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • Bit of oil for frying onions
  • 30ml Chutney
  • 5ml Salt
  • 2ml fresh grounded pepper
  • 10ml Masala Curry
  • 5ml fresh grounded Coriander
  • 2ml fine Ginger
  • 5ml Turmeric
  • 10ml Sugar
  • 10ml White Vinegar or Lemon juice
  • 2 eggs

Method

  • Soak bread cubes in milk for 15 minutes and drain keeping the milk to one side
  • Mix mince and bread
  • Braise the onions
  • Add mince, chutney, salt and pepper
  • Cook slowly until mince is done but still juicy
  • Add spices and sugar to vinegar/lemon juice and mix well
  • add to cooked mince
  • whisk eggs in the milk
  • add half of the egg mixture to the mince
  • mix everything well and place in an oven dish.
  • flatten everything out nicely
  • pour over the rest of the milk/egg mixture
  • Bake for 45 minutes at 1800c

Bobotie

Bobotie

Written by:  - Updated 18 Dec, 2016  
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