Bobotie is classic Cape Malay that is very morish. It makes enough for 6 and like any curry dish often seems to taste better the following day, so keep a little aside if you can. This is one of my all time favorite recipes that you can pick at all day long, never fails to get compliments and is as simple as pie to make. It’s a classic bobotie recipe!
What you need
1kg mince
2 onions thinly sliced
1 slice bread
250ml milk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon mild curry powder
1 tablespoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
25ml vinegar
half a cup seedless raisins
4 bay leaves
3 tablespoons fruit chutney
2 teaspoons turmeric
The Process
In a medium to hot pan cook the onions until soft, then add the mince and brown, mixing well to combine the onions.
While this is going on dip the bread in milk and Mash it up in a bowl with a metal fork.
Put 1 egg, half a cup of milk and the bayleaves aside.
Mix all the other ingredients together and then combine with the mince, allowing it to cook and the flavours to combine for about 5 minutes or. You will need to give it plenty of attention, ensuring that all of the flavours are well combined and the kitchen smells wonderful.
Place this mixture into a greased oven proof dish and bake at 180 Celsius for half an hour.
Beat the remaining milk and eggs that you put aside earlier and pour over meat mixture. Float the bay leaves on the top and bake for another half an hour.
Done and delicious. If you like bobotie, you are going to love the Sosatie recipe.
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Hi there
Do you mix the milk that you dipped the bread in, into the mixture or do you squeeze the milk from the bread before adding…?
Thanks
Monique
Hi Monique, there are 2 methods you can use 1. Dip the bread (dont soak it) and mash it as I do or 2. soak the bread and then squeeze it. You want it to be wet but not oozing milk. Cheers for now G