South African Bobotie
Recipe From What's For Lunch, Honey?
Ingredients
500g lean minced beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 cm fresh ginger, grated
25g Butter
2 tsp Garam Masala
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
2 cloves
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
50g dried apricots, chopped
25g almonds, flaked
50g yellow raisins
3 tbsp mango chutney – usually made with apricot chutney, I had mango on hand
handful parsley, chopped
4 bay leaves
250 ml milk
3 Large eggs
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Lightly butter an ovenproof dish or individuals bowls
Heat the butter in a saucepan and sauté the onions until soft. Set aside.
In a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat fry the ground beef, without any oil, until golden brown. Remove from the heat and add the onions.
Mix in all the other ingredients – spices, herbs, dried fruit, nuts and chutney - except the milk and eggs. Stir to mix everything well and put into ovenproof bowls or a large ovenproof dish. Press the mixture down with the back of a spoon to even the mixture out.
Lightly beat milk and eggs together, then pour over the mince mixture. Bake for 20–25 minutes for small individual boboties and 30–40 minutes for a large one. The topping should be set and golden brown.
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