DINNER IN 60 MINUTES
PANTRY-FRIENDLY
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Step 1
Heat the oven to 180°C. Soak the bread in half the milk.
DINNER IN 60 MINUTES
PANTRY-FRIENDLY
BEEF · DINNER
Bobotie
Classic South African bobotie: curried beef mince with chutney and raisins, baked under a golden egg custard. Serves 6 in about an hour.
Total time60 min
YieldServes 6
DietNo specific diet
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DifficultyEasy
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Step 2
Fry the onion in the oil until soft, add the garlic, curry powder and turmeric and cook for one minute.
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Step 3
Add the mince and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks. Squeeze the bread, mash it in with the chutney, jam, lemon juice, raisins, salt and pepper.
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Step 4
Spread the mince in a baking dish. Whisk the eggs with the rest of the milk and the soaked-bread milk, pour over the top and tuck in the bay leaves.
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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the custard topping is set and golden.
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Cooking notes
Serve with yellow rice and a fresh sambal of tomato and onion.
Cook the mince through before baking; the custard only needs to set.
Leftovers reheat well and freeze for up to three months.
Good to know
Yellow rice with raisins is traditional, with chutney, sliced banana and a tomato and onion sambal on the side.
Yes. Use chicken mince, or cooked brown lentils for a vegetarian version, and keep the same spices and custard.
Assemble it up to a day ahead without the custard, then add the custard and bake when you are ready.
About this recipe
Bobotie is a South African classic of gently spiced curried mince baked under a savoury egg custard. The fruit chutney, apricot jam and raisins give it its sweet-and-tangy character, and bay leaves on top add aroma. It takes about an hour, most of it in the oven.
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