Bobotie
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
South African
Bobotie
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Bobotie, originally a Javanese recipe is now generally prepared with beef or lamb, curry, ginger, lemon, dried apricots and raisins, almonds or walnuts.
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Ingredients
- 2 lb ground beef
- 2 onions , diced
- 5 cloves garlic , crushed
- 1 lemon , zest and juice
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 inch piece ginger , peeled and grated
- 2 lices bread
- 1½ cup milk
- 4 eggs
- 20 dried apricots , diced
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- ¼ bunch parsley , chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C.
- In a hot skillet, sauté the minced meat without oil for 10 minutes, stirring regularly. Put in a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add 2 tablespoons of oil and sauté the onions over medium-high heat for 8-10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the lemon zest and its juice with the spices and ginger to make a paste.
- Pour the milk into a separate bowl and soak the bread.
- Add the garlic to the onions and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the spice mixture and stir.
- Drain the bread and add to the onion and garlic mixture. Set the milk aside as it will be used later.
- Add the meat and stir. Add salt and pepper.
- Add parsley, raisins, dried apricots and almonds. Sauté for a few minutes and turn off the heat.
- In a rectangular pan, pour the meat mixture. Firmly pack the meat with the back of a spoon.
- Beat 4 eggs in the remaining milk. Cover the meatloaf with the eggs and milk mixture.
- Place in the oven for 40 minutes.
- Serve hot with plain or curry-flavored basmati rice.
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