Name: Bobotie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 1 oil; 1 tsp butter; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 garlic clove grated; 1 tsp fresh ginger freshly grated; 1 curry powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp chutney; 1 tbsp smooth apricot jam; 1 tbsp vinegar; 600 g beef mince; 1 thick slice bread soaked in 350ml milk; 2 eggs; bay leaves

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Ingredients (15)

1	oil
1 tsp	butter
1	onion — finely chopped
1	garlic clove — grated
1 tsp	fresh ginger — freshly grated
1	curry powder
1/2 tsp	salt
1/2 tsp	turmeric
1 tbsp	chutney
1 tbsp	smooth apricot jam
1 tbsp	vinegar
600 g	beef mince
1	thick slice bread — soaked in 350ml milk
2	eggs
	bay leaves

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Method:

Fry the chopped onion in the oil and butter until translucent, then add the garlic and ginger.
Add the curry powder, salt, turmeric, chutney, jam and vinegar and stir around.
Add the mince and the bread (which you have squeezed the milk out of).
Stir continuously until the mince doesn’t look raw and the bread is no longer visible.
Remove from heat and cool a little, add one beaten egg.
Put mince into an ovenproof dish with a lid.
Add the remaining egg to the milk, beat and colour with a little turmeric (½ tsp) and a little seasoning.
Cover the mince with the egg mixture and place a couple of bay leaves on top.
Place your dish into a larger dish with about 2-3 cm of hot water, this is important to obtain a lovely moist babotie.
Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes.
Take the lid off 15 minutes before serving if you want a browner top.
Served the bobotie with yellow rice studded with raisins and sultanas, some chutney and chopped banana.

Reprinted with permission of Sous Chef.
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