South African Bobotie

Name: South African Bobotie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 0.25 tsp Black Pepper; 0.5 whole Bread; 1 tbsp Cooking Oil; 0.5 tsp Curry Powder; 2 whole Dried Bay Leaves; 1 whole Eggs; 1 lb Ground Beef; 1 tsp Ground Turmeric; 0.5 cup Milk; 1 whole Onion; 0.25 cup Raisin; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tsp Sugar; 1.5 tbsp Tomato Chutney; 1 tbsp White Vinegar

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 South African 🇿🇦 Low-Sodium Halal 🕌Comfort-Food

South African Bobotie is a warmly spiced baked mince with a silky egg-and-milk custard topping. Curry, turmeric, raisins, chutney, and a splash of vinegar bring a balanced sweet-savory aroma, while bay leaves perfume the bake. Serve it hot for a comforting dinner, perfect with rice or chutney on the side.

Prep20 mins
Cook1 hr 10 mins
Serves6
DifficultyEasy

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef to the onion and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
3

Soak bread in 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl, mash it, and add it to the ground beef mixture; stir in 1/2 of the beaten egg, raisins, vinegar, sugar, turmeric, salt, curry powder, and ground black pepper.
4

Transfer the beef mixture to a glass baking dish; add the bay leaves.
5

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
6

Whisk the remaining 1/2 egg and the remaining 1/4 cup milk together in a small bowl; pour over the meat mixture and return to the oven for 30 minutes.
7

Serve with chutney.