FAMILY RECIPE | South African Bobotie

Bobotie is a traditional South African dish. It has a warm and fruity flavour. Beautifully delicious.

Ingredients:
6 tbsp/60g Butter
3 medium Onions, diced
2 tbsp/20g Ground Ginger
2 tbsp/20g Crushed Garlic
3 tbsp/43g Brown Sugar
3.5 tbsp/30g Curry Powder
1 tbsp/10g Tumeric
1 tbsp/ 10g Salt
3 Cinnamon Sticks
1 tsp/5g Clove Powder
1 tbsp Black Pepper
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
1/2 cup/150ml Water
1kg/2.2lbs Ground Beef/Beef Mince (lean)
2 slices of Bread
About 1/2 cup Milk
1 tbsp/10g Vegetable Oil
1/4 cup/45ml White Vinegar
1/4 cup/45ml Worcestershire Sauce
6 tbsp/60g Fruit Chutney
2 tbsp/20g Tomato Paste
1/2 cup Raisins/Sultanas (seedless)
2 Eggs

Custard/Topping
1.5 cups/270ml Milk
3 Eggs
+- 6 Bay Leaves

Method:
Over a medium heat, melt the butter, then add the onions and saute, stirring occasionally. When the onions are soft/translucent, add the ground ginger, crushed garlic, brown sugar, curry powder, tumeric, salt, cinnamon sticks, clove powder and pepper and stir well. Turn the stove down to medium to low heat. Add the lemon juice, water and ground beef/mince and stir well. Close the pot and cook for 10 minutes.

Set your oven to 180C/356F.

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Remove the crust from the bread and soak in milk, then strain. Add the bread, oil, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, fruit chutney, tomato paste and raisins/sultanas to the mince mixture and stir well, combining all the ingredients. Still on a medium to low heat, close the pot and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then turn off the heat, and place the bobotie into an oven-proof dish, omitting the cinnamon sticks and as much of the liquid as possible. Whisk 2 eggs and pour over the bobotie, and mix a little, as this will solidify the bobotie. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for half an hour.

To prepare the custard/topping, whisk the milk and eggs together. Remove the bobotie from the oven, and pour the custard over, then spread the bay leaves on top of the custard. Then bake uncovered for 25 minutes, until the custard has set or is lightly browned.

Remove from the oven. You can serve with yellow rice, mash, roasted vegetables, potato or green salad.

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