South African Bobotie
Total Steps
11
Ingredients
13
Tools Needed
5
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- 3 eggs
- curry leaves
- 12 almonds
- lemon juice
- 15 ml apricot jam
- 15 g curry powder
- 30 ml cooking oil
- 2 onions
- 375 ml milk
- 1 slice white bread
- 1 kg minced pork
- salt(optional)
- pepper(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Soak the slice of white bread in some of the milk.
Step 2
Heat the cooking oil in a skillet and sauté the finely chopped onions until softened.
Step 3
Add the curry powder to the sautéed onions and cook for a short period, stirring constantly.
Step 4
Add the minced pork, the soaked bread (squeezed to remove excess milk), crushed almonds, lemon juice (or vinegar), apricot jam (or sugar), salt, and pepper to the skillet.
Step 5
Stir the meat mixture thoroughly with a fork until well combined.
Step 6
Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish.
Step 7
Place curry leaves on top of the meat mixture.
Step 8
Bake the bobotie at 160°C for 45 minutes.
Step 9
While the bobotie bakes, prepare the topping: in a mixing bowl, combine the beaten eggs and the remaining milk by beating thoroughly.
Step 10
After the initial baking, pour the egg and milk topping over the partially baked bobotie and return to the oven to bake for a further 15 minutes.
Step 11
Serve the South African Bobotie with yellow rice.