Bobotie

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Bobotie

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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 chopped 

  • 1 tsp turmeric

  • ½ tsp cinnamon

  • 1 tsp sugar to taste 

  • 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

  • 2  eggs

  • salt

  • pepper

  • 2½ tsp turmeric

Method

  1. Heat the butter and oil, add onion and garlic and cook until soft.

  2. Add mince and stir well.

  3. Add grated carrot, spices, chilli, seasoning, chopped almonds and lemon rind. Stir well and continue to cook until the flavours mingle.

  4. Stir in the soaked and squeezed bread, and the wine vinegar.

  5. Mix well, taste and correct seasoning.

  6. Put the meat into a shallow rectangular baking dish and smooth over.

  7. Whisk all the ingredients together for the topping, check the seasoning and strain over the meat.

  8. Bake at once in a preheated oven at 180°C until topping is set and golden.

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