Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, traditional south african bobotie. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Traditional South African Bobotie is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. 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 get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have traditional south african bobotie using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Traditional South African Bobotie:
- Make ready 1 kg free-range beef mince meat
- Make ready 2 onions, chopped
- Get 30 g butter
- Get 2 slices brown bread
- Prepare 1/14 cup buttermilk
- Get 3 free-range eggs
- Prepare 1/4 cup dried apricots
- Get 1/4 cup raisins
- Take 1 tablespoon apricot jam
- Prepare 2 tablespoons Mrs balls chutney
- Make ready 1 tablespoon bobotie spice mix
- Get 1 tablespoon curry powder
- Take 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- Get 4 bay leaves
- Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
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.
Steps to make Traditional South African Bobotie:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Melt the butter and add the chopped onions to a large pot and cook until translucent. Add the mince to the pot and cook until golden brown and caramelized.
- Season with salt and pepper. Tear bread into smaller pieces and mash it with 1/4 cup of buttermilk and 1 beaten egg. Then add to the pot with the mince.
- Mix the raisins, apricots, curry powder, bobotie spice mix, 2 bay leaves, chutney and apricot jam, then add to the pot of mince. Stir to combine and take off the heat. Transfer to a roasting dish.
- For the egg mixture, beat the remaining two eggs with the remaining buttermilk and turmeric. Pour this egg mixture over the cooked spiced mince meat and place the remaining bay leaves on top of the unset bobotie then bake for 20 minutes.
- Serve with savoury yellow rice or basmati rice.
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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