Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, traditional south african bobotie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Traditional South African Bobotie is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Traditional South African Bobotie is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
Traditionally, it should also include a handful of quartered almonds. I find this adds to the flavour and texture. Bobotie is traditional meatloaf casserole and one of the most delicious of South Africa recipes.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook traditional south african bobotie using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Traditional South African Bobotie:
- Get Mince filling:
- Take 60 ml butter
- Get 20 ml ground ginger
- Get 45 ml brown sugar
- Take 10 ml curry powder
- Take 15 ml tumeric
- Take 10 ml salt
- Get 3 medium chopped onions
- Make ready 1 kg lean beef mince
- Get 10 ml vegetable oil
- Get 2 slice white bread,soaked in water
- Prepare 125 ml seedless raisins
- Take 60 ml fruit chutney
- Get 45 ml vinegar
- Prepare 45 ml worcestershire sauce
- Prepare 20 ml tomato paste
- Make ready Topping:
- Prepare 270 ml milk
- Make ready 2 large eggs
- Prepare 3 medium bay leaves
One of the most typical traditional dishes "Bobotie" still features prominently and preparing and serving it will allow you to taste and delight in the spice of South African life'. Bobotie is prepared with beef or lamb, flavoured with spices, covered with an egg and milk topping and baked to golden perfection. Bobotie has been recognized as South Africa's national dish. A traditional and delicious South African version of meatloaf, made with curry spices, chutney, almonds, and raisins.
Instructions to make Traditional South African Bobotie:
- Preheat oven to 180°F celcius
- Heat butter and saute ginger,brown sugar,curry powder,turmeric,salt and onions together over a medium low heat until onions soften.
- Add mince and cook for 10 minutes.
- Soak bread in water. Squeeze excess water out of bread and stir into mince mixture.
- Add the vegetable oil,seedless raisins,fruit chutney,vinegar,worcestershire sauce and tomato paste to the mince mixture until well combined.
- Cook for a further 10 minutes over a low heat,stirring occassionally.
- Transfer to the mince mixture to an ovenproof dish.
- Beat milk & eggs together & pour over mince mixture.
- Dot topping with bay leaves & bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until egg custard is set.
- Serve with yellow rice. Just add 2.5ml of turmeric to the rice whilst making it.
Serve with boiled rice and chutney. The sweet and savoury tastes, that are synonymous with our very own Cape Malay style of cooking, are perfectly represented in this Bobotie recipe. Simple ingredients are married together, to create a unique taste sensation, of fruity flavours, pungent spices and lemony undertones. Combine the milk, breadcrumbs and eggs in a large jug, whisk together with a fork and set aside. Pronounced ba-boor-tea, the national dish of South Africa is a delicious mixture of curried meat and fruit with a creamy golden topping, not dissimilar to moussaka.
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