Bobotie

Name: Bobotie
Ingredients: 2 onions; cooking oil or butter; 2 or 3 lb. minced meat (mutton beef or leftover meat); 1 slice bread; 1 c. milk; 2 eggs; 1 Tbsp. curry powder; 4 lemon or bay leaves or grated yellow rind of 1 lemon; 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar; 2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. pepper; 1/2 Tbsp. turmeric; 2 Tbsp. vinegar or juice of 1 lemon; 6 almonds, quartered; 1/2 c. seedless raisins; 3 Tbsp. chutney; rice and chutney

17 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 onions
cooking oil or butter
2 or 3 lb. minced meat (mutton beef or leftover meat)
1 slice bread
1 c. milk
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. curry powder
4 lemon or bay leaves or grated yellow rind of 1 lemon
1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 Tbsp. turmeric
2 Tbsp. vinegar or juice of 1 lemon
6 almonds, quartered
1/2 c. seedless raisins
3 Tbsp. chutney
rice and chutney

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350°.
2

Peel and slice the onions thinly. Fry lightly in hot oil and if uncooked meat is used, fry with the onions until slightly cooked and crumbly.
3

Soak the bread in the milk and squeeze out the milk.
4

Mash the bread.
5

Mix all the ingredients except 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg and the lemon leaves. Spoon the mixture into a greased ovenproof dish, roll up the leaves and insert them in an upright position in the meat mixture. Bake for 1 hour if uncooked meat is used and for 45 minutes if cooked meat is used.
6

Beat the remaining egg with 1/2 cup milk and pour over the meat 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Serve with rice and chutney.