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South African Bobotie

Spiced ground meat casserole with egg custard topping and dried fruit

Total Time
1h 15min
Servings
6
Difficulty
medium
Rating
4.3 (65 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:30min
Cook:45min
Cuisine: african
Meal Type:
dinner
Tags:
south africanbobotiecasserolespiced meatcustard

Ingredients (6 servings)

  • 1 1/3 lbsground beef
  • 7.14 ozground lamb
  • 2 mediumonions, diced
  • 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 2 tbspcurry powder
  • 1 tspturmeric
  • 1 tspground coriander
  • 2.86 ozdried apricots, chopped
  • 2.14 ozraisins
  • 2 sliceswhite bread, crusts removed
  • 1.05 cupsmilk
  • 2 tbspchutney
  • 2 tbsplemon juice
  • 4 leavesbay leaves
  • 2 largeeggs
  • 6.78 fl ozmilk
  • 2 tspsalt
  • 1 tspblack pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C. Soak bread in milk until soft.

    5min
  2. 2

    Cook onions in oil until softened, about 6 minutes.

    6min
  3. 3

    Add garlic and spices, cook 1 minute until fragrant.

    1min
  4. 4

    Add ground meats and brown, breaking up lumps.

    8min
  5. 5

    Squeeze bread and add to meat with apricots, raisins, chutney, and lemon juice.

    3min
  6. 6

    Season and transfer to baking dish. Top with bay leaves.

    3min
  7. 7

    Beat eggs with milk and pour over meat mixture.

    2min
  8. 8

    Bake 35-40 minutes until custard is set and golden.

    40min

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