Bobotie Recipe

This bobotie recipe brings an all-time favorite South African dish.

1 lb cooked ground beef *
1 big onion
1 tablespoon butter
1 slice bread soaked in milk
1 tablespoon curry (paste or powder - I use paste)
½ cup coconut (not sweet) or almonds
Juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon Apricot jam or 1 dessert spoon honey
3 cups milk
3 eggs

* Cook the ground beef with onion in oil or butter. Add a little salt and pepper and one tablespoon tomato paste for flavor. Also add a little parsley.

Fry the onions in butter and add curry - allow to become darker. Beat the eggs and milk together. Add lemon juice into curry then Apricot jam, coconut, bread & vinegar. Add mince beef and one third of milk & egg mixture. Bake for ten minutes in pyrex dish uncovered at 325° F. Then pour over the balance of milk & egg mixture and leave in oven until brown.

This recipe comes from Janet Thorne, and was submitted by Mollie Wing. Thanks to both.