Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, traditional south african bobotie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This is a delicious, moist bobotie recipe that my mother taught me. Traditionally, it should also include a handful of quartered almonds. I find this adds to the flavour and texture.
Traditional South African Bobotie is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Traditional South African Bobotie is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have traditional south african bobotie using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Traditional South African Bobotie:
- Make ready 1 kg free-range beef mince meat
- Make ready 2 onions, chopped
- Make ready 30 g butter
- Prepare 2 slices brown bread
- Get 1/1/4 cup buttermilk
- Make ready 3 free-range eggs
- Get 1/4 cup dried apricots
- Make ready 1/4 cup raisins
- Make ready 1 tablespoon apricot jam
- Get 2 tablespoons Mrs balls chutney
- Make ready 1 tablespoon bobotie spice mix
- Get 1 tablespoon curry powder
- Get 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- Get 4 bay leaves
- Take to taste Salt and pepper
This South African original is similar to meatloaf, but so much better. A slightly sweet curry flavors ground beef with a milk and egg custard on top. The bobotie was moist and delicious. I've passed the recipe along to family who also love it.
Steps to make Traditional South African Bobotie:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Melt the butter and add the chopped onions to a large pot and cook until translucent. Add the mince to the pot and cook until golden brown and caramelized.
- Season with salt and pepper. Tear bread into smaller pieces and mash it with 1/4 cup of buttermilk and 1 beaten egg. Then add to the pot with the mince.
- Mix the raisins, apricots, curry powder, bobotie spice mix, 2 bay leaves, chutney and apricot jam, then add to the pot of mince. Stir to combine and take off the heat. Transfer to a roasting dish.
- For the egg mixture, beat the remaining two eggs with the remaining buttermilk and turmeric. Pour this egg mixture over the cooked spiced mince meat and place the remaining bay leaves on top of the unset bobotie then bake for 20 minutes.
- Serve with savoury yellow rice or basmati rice.
This traditional South African dish is great for those who love international flavors. Serve it at your next dinner party for your guests to enjoy! Prepare a baking dish with butter. Evenly pack the Bobotie mixture into the prepared baking dish. Bobotie has been recognized as South Africa's national dish.
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