Recipe: Delicious 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 have Bobotie using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bobotie

1. It's 1 kg of beef mince meat.
2. It's 2 of chopped onions.
3. Prepare 15 ml of curry powder.
4. It's 5 ml of turmeric.
5. It's 30 ml of lemon juice.
6. You need 10 ml of salt.
7. It's 125 ml of raisins.
8. Prepare 125 ml of almonds, quartered.
9. Prepare 45 ml of chutney.
10. Prepare 250 ml of milk.
11. You need 1 slice of white bread.
12. It's 3 of eggs.
13. It's 4 of bay leaves.

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 instructions

1. Soak bread in milk. Heat oil and fry the chopped onion.
2. When onions are soft add curry powder, salt, turmeric, chutney and lemon juice.
3. Drain and mash bread and reserve the milk.
4. Add bread, mince and raisins to the pan.
5. Cook low heat and when the mince loses it's pinkness remove from the stove. Add one beaten egg and mix well.
6. Put the mixture into a baking dish.
7. Beat remaining eggs with the reserved milk and add salt and turmeric.
8. Pour over meat mixture and put a few Bay leaves on top and bake uncovered at 180 degrees for about 45-60 minutes or until set. Serve with rice..

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.