Easiest Way to Make Perfect Bobotie

Bobotie. Bobotie (Afrikaans: [bəˈbuəti]) is a well-known South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping. Bobotie appears to be a variant of Patinam ex lacte, a dish documented by the ancient Roman writer Apicius, layers of cooked meat, pine nuts. I come from Cape Town which is the home of Bobotie and I work in the Bo-Kaap.

It's widely believed that bobotie was introduced to South Africa by slaves brought over from Indonesia. Today many consider bobotie to be the national dish of South Africa, and it has become popular on menus featuring South African cuisine. Such a fun name, don't you think? You can cook Bobotie using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bobotie

1. You need 4 of onions.
2. It's of Garlic paste.
3. You need of Oil for frying.
4. You need of Masala powder.
5. Prepare of Cumin.
6. Prepare of Turmeric.
7. It's of Lemon juice.
8. It's 1 kg of mince- I use venison only.
9. Prepare of Apricot jam.
10. It's 1 of green apple grated.
11. It's 125 ml of raisins.
12. You need 2 slices of bread soaked in water.
13. It's of Salt and pepper.
14. It's of Egg custard.
15. It's 375 ml of plain yoghurt.
16. It's 3 of eggs.
17. Prepare of Salt and pepper.
18. You need leaves of Bay.

The bobotie was moist and delicious. It just add to the flavour. Bobotie has been recognized as South Africa's national dish. Bobotie is the crown of South African cooking - to call it a meat loaf sells it short, the flavors include Often considered the national dish of South Africa, bobotie is a fantastic mix of flavors, with fruit, curry.

Bobotie step by step

1. Preheat oven to 180.
2. Fry meat and all ingredients and put in large oven dish.
3. Make egg custard and spread on top. Bake for 30 minutes.

Bobotie is South Africa's famously delicious meat pie. A South African favourite, this traditional bobotie recipe stems from my friend Ruschka's mother's recipe and has been altered to the recipe you see below. Bobotie or bobotjie is a South African deep-dish casserole made from ground beef or lamb, herbs, spices, curry powder, fruits, and a finish of golden-brown egg custard that is scented with cinnamon or. A classic Bobotie recipe, never goes out of style. As a matter of fact, if you are pondering what to cook for dinner - or even better - what to cook for your dinner PARTY - don't.