Recipe ingredients and directions:
South African Bobotie
serves 4
2 coarsely chopped onions
1 crushed clove garlic
3 tblsp. butter
2 tblsp. curry powder
1/2 cup shredded almonds
1/2 cup raisins
1 tsp. mixed herbs
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp. salt
1 tblsp. sugar
1 tblsp. vinegar
1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
2 pounds ground beef or lamb
3 thick slices white bread
1 1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
Fry the onion and garlic in the butter. When the onions are golden
brown, transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add the curry powder,
almonds, raisins, mixed herbs, lemon juice, salt, sugar, vinegar,
pepper and ground meat. Mix well.
Soak the bread in 1 and 1/4 cup milk. Squeeze out the bread,
reserving the milk. Mix the bread and 1 egg into the meat mixture.
Put the mixture into a well buttered pie pan. Beat the reserved
milk (about 3/4 c.) with 1 egg and pour over the meat mix. Bake in
a 350-degree oven for 1 hour, or until the mixture is set and top
is lightly browned.
Category: African Recipes
