Best Bobotie
Total Time
1h 22m
29m prep · 53m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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Bobotie is a South African dish similar to meatloaf but so much better. Ground beef is seasoned with slightly sweet curry, topped with a milk and egg custard, and baked until golden brown. It's delicious!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 medium onions , minced
  • 1.5 pounds ground beef
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 slices Texas toast thick-sliced bread
  • 0.5 cups raisins
  • 1 tablespoon hot chutney
  • 0.5 tablespoons curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon apricot jam
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions in hot oil until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Pour milk in a shallow dish. Soak bread in milk. Squeeze excess milk from bread and set milk aside.

  4. 4

    Add bread to beef mixture. Stir in raisins, chutney, curry powder, apricot jam, salt, and black pepper. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

  6. 6

    Whisk together reserved milk, egg, and a pinch of salt. Pour over top of beef mixture. Lay bay leaf on top of milk mixture.

  7. 7

    Continue baking until top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

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