Recipe for Bobotie

This is a recipe for traditional South African bobotie. If desired, you may add a handful of raisins to the recipe. It is traditionally served with yellow rice. A green salad also goes nicely with this recipe.

Traditional South Africa Bobotie

Stevie G

Delicious traditional South African bobotie.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine South African

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

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• 1,5 kg minced beef
• 2 large onions finely chopped
• 30 ml oil
• 1.5 tsp turmeric
• 1,5 tbsp curry powder
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 slice bread
• 3 eggs
• 4 tbsp chutney mild
• zest of one lemon
• 3 bay leaves
• 6 lemon leaves

Instructions

 

• Fry the onions in the oil.
• Once the onions are brown, add turmeric and curry.
• Add lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Soak the bread in the milk.
• Add mince to the onion mix and fry until brown.
• Remove from heat and add chutney, zest, drained bread and one egg. Mix.
• Keep the milk that you drained the bread from.
• Pour into an oven pan and level.
• Top with bay leaves.
• Cover and bake for 1 hour at 180ºC (350ºF).
• Scramble 2 eggs into leftover milk.
• Stick the lemon leaves into the baked meat and pour the milk and egg mix over.
• Bake uncovered for another half hour.

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