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Beef bobotie

Beef bobotie

  • Main course
  • Oven-baked
  • South African
  • With meat

A South African bake of spiced minced meat with raisins and an egg and milk topping.

Active time35 min

Cooking1 h

Total1 h 30 minResting : 5 min

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp fruit chutney
  • 2 leaves of bay leaves
  • 1 onion
  • 375 ml milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 500 g minced beef
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 pinch of pepper — optional
  • 2 tbsp raisins
  • 1 pinch of salt — optional
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 slices of bread

Preparation

  1. Soak the bread in the 125 ml of milk and set aside.

    375 ml milk
    2 slices of bread
    • bowl

  2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Peel and chop the onion. Reserve a little of the measured oil for the dish and heat the rest in a frying pan. Sauté the onion for 5 minutes.

    1 onion
    1 tbsp sunflower oil
    • frying pan
    • spoon
    • knife

  3. Add the minced beef and cook for 5 to 8 minutes, breaking up the meat.

    500 g minced beef
    • frying pan
    • spoon

  4. Stir in the curry powder, turmeric, chutney, vinegar and raisins, along with the salt and pepper if desired. Squeeze the bread to remove the excess milk, then mix the bread into the meat. Grease the dish with the reserved oil and spread the meat mixture in it.

    1 tbsp fruit chutney
    1 tsp ground turmeric
    1 tbsp curry powder
    1 pinch of pepper — optional
    2 tbsp raisins
    1 pinch of salt — optional
    1 tbsp vinegar
    • bowl
    • frying pan
    • spoon
    • baking dish

  5. Beat the eggs with the 250 ml of milk reserved for the topping. Pour over the meat.

    2 eggs
    • bowl
    • whisk
    • gratin dish

  6. Place the bay leaves on top.

    2 leaves of bay leaves
    • gratin dish

  7. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, until the topping is set and the meat is cooked through. Remove the bay leaves and leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

    • oven
    • gratin dish

Allergens

  • Eggs
  • Gluten
  • Milk
Sources and credits

Photo: Au Menu — created with ImageGen at Roch’s request · Editorial permission from Roch for Au Menu; OpenAI terms

Au Menu · AI-generated illustration

Recipe translated and adapted from Wikibooks and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • Adaptation éditoriale : Relecture éditoriale ff45f6b8551959bd8abc1cfb24e81ceb7441b25559066c5168a0eda8eebe0d45. Aucun essai en cuisine.

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Beef bobotie