I think every South-African girl should be able to make and bake some of the traditional South African food... and if you not South-African you should just try it, guaranteeing that you'll love this one!
FYI...
Bobotie (pronounced /b’bo ti/) is a South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping. The recipe is likely to have originated from the Dutch East India Company colonies in Batavia, with the name derived from the Indonesian Bobotok. Afterwards, it was taken to South Africa and adopted by the Cape Malay community. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobotie)
What you need
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/3 cup pitted raisins
1/2 cup dried apple rings
500g mince
1 slice white bread
2 cups milk
3 large eggs
1 large onion (chopped)
2 Tbs butter
3 tsp curry powder
2 Tbs sugar
2 Tbs vinegar
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 bay leaves
handful blanched almonds
Pre heat oven 180°C
Cover the apricots, raisons and apples with water and leave to soak till they swell (for a different taste you can also soak the fruit in lemon juice instead of water)
Soak bread in 100ml of milk
Mix the mince and the bread together and place one side
Braise the onion in butter till soft, then add the curry powder and stir for another minute over the heat
Now add the sugar, vinegar, salt, and pepper and mix
Drain the fruit (keeping the water) then chop it roughly and add to the mixture in the pan along with the drained water
Simmer for about 5 minutes till mixture starts thickening
Whisk left over milk (400ml) and eggs together
Remove from the heat and mix fruit mixture with the
mince
Spoon into ovenproof dish
Push the almonds and bay leaves half way into the
mixture and pour the milk mixture over
Bake for 45 – 50 min (or till firm and the milk
mixture on top is golden brown)
Bobotie is usually served with salad and yellow
rice, but I like serving it with a green salad and basmati rice.
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