Bobotie
South African comfort food at its best - try bobotie and add it to your weekly meal rotation immediately
SERVES
8
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
20
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
30
MINUTES
Ingredients
30ml oil
4 tbsp butter
450g minced beef
2 onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
110g carrot, grated
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground coriander
2½ tsp ground ginger
3 tsp fresh herbs, finely choppedÂ
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp sugar to tasteÂ
a piece of red chilli
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
15g almonds, chopped
lemon leaves or 2 tsp lemon rind, finely grated
15ml wine vinegar
2 x 2.5cm slices of bread, soaked in water, drained and squeezed dry
250ml buttermilk
2Â eggs
salt
pepper
2½ tsp turmeric
Method
Heat the butter and oil, add onion and garlic and cook until soft.
Add mince and stir well.
Add grated carrot, spices, chilli, seasoning, chopped almonds and lemon rind. Stir well and continue to cook until the flavours mingle.
Stir in the soaked and squeezed bread, and the wine vinegar.
Mix well, taste and correct seasoning.
Put the meat into a shallow rectangular baking dish and smooth over.
Whisk all the ingredients together for the topping, check the seasoning and strain over the meat.
Bake at once in a preheated oven at 180°C until topping is set and golden.
