South Africa · 65 minutes · Serves 4

South African bobotie

Name: South African bobotie
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 500 g ground beef; 1 onion; 2 slices bread; 300 ml milk; 2 eggs; 2 tsp curry powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 3 tbsp raisins; 1 tbsp apricot jam; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; to taste salt

Spiced beef baked under a golden egg custard.

Ingredients

ground beef500 g
onion1
bread2 slices
milk300 ml
eggs2
curry powder2 tsp
turmeric1/2 tsp
raisins3 tbsp
apricot jam1 tbsp
bay leaves2
vegetable oil1 tbsp
saltto taste

Method

01
Heat oven to 180°C. Soak bread in 100 ml milk, then squeeze lightly and crumble.
02
Soften chopped onion in oil. Add beef and cook until browned. Stir in curry powder, turmeric, raisins, jam and soaked bread; season.
03
Transfer to a baking dish. Whisk eggs with remaining 200 ml milk, pour over beef and lay bay leaves on top.
04
Bake for 30–35 minutes until custard is set and beef reaches at least 71°C. Rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Adapted from BetaRecipe kitchen · traditional adaptation.

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