Bobotie
__NOtOC__ |meat Bobotie is a traditional South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with a savory egg-based custard topping. It is widely regarded as one of South Africa's national dishes and reflects the culinary influences of Malay, Dutch, and indigenous African traditions.
Source and licence
"Bobotie" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Bobotie, revision 4639600), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Bobotie&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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South Africa. Associated with South Africa by curated dish list: bobotie (confidence 0.75). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.
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Ingredients
Method
- Soak the bread in the milk and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion until soft.
- Add the minced meat and cook until browned.
- Stir in the curry powder, turmeric, chutney, vinegar, raisins, salt, and pepper.
- Squeeze excess milk from the bread and mix the bread into the meat mixture.
- Transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish.
- Beat the eggs with the milk and pour over the meat.
- Place the bay leaves on top.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 35–40 minutes, or until the custard is set and lightly browned.
- Serve hot with yellow rice, vegetables, or chutney.