Recipe: Yummy 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 21 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bobotie

1. It's 2 medium of Onions (finely chopped).
2. You need 1 large of Garlic Clove (crushed).
3. It's 1 medium of Green Pepper (finely chopped).
4. Prepare 1 medium of Carrot (grated).
5. It's 1 medium of Granny Smith Apple (coarsely grated) optional.
6. It's 300 grams of Baby Marrows (coarsely grated) optional.
7. Prepare 30 ml of Oil or Butter.
8. You need 500 grams of Lean Mince.
9. Prepare 2 slice of Bread.
10. You need 250 ml of Milk.
11. It's 2 large of Eggs.
12. It's 15 ml of Mild Curry Powder.
13. Prepare 5 ml of Turmeric.
14. Prepare 5 ml of Ground Cinnamon.
15. It's 15 ml of Sugar optional.
16. Prepare 10 ml of Salt.
17. You need 30 ml of Vinegar or Lemon Juice.
18. Prepare 10 of Blanched Almonds.
19. It's 125 ml of Seedless Raisins.
20. It's 45 ml of Chutney.
21. It's 4 of Lemon or 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 step by step

1. Preheat oven to 180° Celcius.
2. Lightly brown onions, garlic, green pepper, carrot, baby marrows & apple in hot oil or butter. If using raw meat, sautee separately, until slightly done. Break up lumps with a fork..
3. Soak the bread in the milk, squeeze out the milk but reserve it. Mash the bread.
4. Mix the meat with the remaining ingredients except 125ml of reserved milk, 1 egg and the lemon or bay leaves..
5. Spoon the mixture into a greased oven dish, spreading it evenly. Half the lemon leaves length wise if using. Roll up the leaves and insert them in an upright position in the meat mixture..
6. Bake for 1 hour if using raw meat or for 30min if using cooked meat..
7. Whisk together the remaining egg, 1ml salt and the remaining milk. Pour over the meat 20min before the end of the cooking time..
8. Serve with rice & chutney..
9. Tip : to make a vegetarian bobotie, add 250gram grated butternut to the vegetables and substitute 500ml cooked brown lentils for the mince. Serve with rice & a salad..

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.