Recipe: Appetizing 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 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bobotie

1. It's 500 grams of minced meat.
2. It's 375 ml of Milk.
3. It's 1 slice of Bread.
4. Prepare 1 large of onion.
5. It's 1 tsp of Crushed garlic.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of grated ginger root.
7. It's 1/2 tsp of Coriander.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of Crushed cumin.
9. You need 2 tsp of Curry powder.
10. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric.
11. You need 1 of Olive oil.
12. It's 2 of eggs.
13. Prepare 1/2 of lemon's juice.
14. It's 1/2 tsp of Salt.
15. You need 1/3 cup of Pitted raisins.
16. You need 1/3 cup of slivered almonds.
17. Prepare 1/3 cup of Chutney.
18. It's 3 of Bay leaves.
19. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground pepper.

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. soak bread in 1/2 the Milk Mixture. Squeeze out and retain exess milk. Crumble bread and mix into mince with curry + turmeric..
2. Saute onion, garlic and ginger in butler / oil then add crushed Coriander and Cumin..
3. Braise Meat until color changes. Remove from heat then add Fried onion, one egg, lemon juice salt and remaining milk. Also add Sultanas, almonds and chutney..
4. Pour mix into greased oven dish..
5. Beat 1 egg and remaining milk together and Pour over meat mixture..
6. Press bay leaves of lemon leaves into bobotie and Sprinkle ground cumin over..
7. Bake at 180 ° C For 45 min until golden brown..
8. Serve with Yellow rice or Cooked Vegs..

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.