Name: Bobotie 2
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 500 g minced meat; 1 small sweet pepper, chopped; 1 green apple, grated; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tsp paprika; 4 tsp Rajah curry powder (or alternative — choose mild, medium or hot); 0.5 tsp turmeric; 0.5 tsp ground coriander; 0.5 tsp ground ginger; 0.5 tsp mixed herbs; 2 slices white bread, soaked in 125 ml milk and squeezed dry; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 6 tsp apricot jam; 3 tsp vinegar; 0.5 tsp beef stock powder; 1 egg; Mrs Ball's chutney, to serve; Topping:; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 0.5 tsp salt; 4 bay leaves

Bobotie 2

Bobotie

Ingredients

500 g minced meat
1 small sweet pepper, chopped
1 green apple, grated
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp paprika
4 tsp Rajah curry powder (or alternative — choose mild, medium or hot)
0.5 tsp turmeric
0.5 tsp ground coriander
0.5 tsp ground ginger
0.5 tsp mixed herbs
2 slices white bread, soaked in 125 ml milk and squeezed dry
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
6 tsp apricot jam
3 tsp vinegar
0.5 tsp beef stock powder
1 egg
Mrs Ball's chutney, to serve
Topping:
2 eggs
1 cup milk
0.5 tsp salt
4 bay leaves

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Cook the mince until browned. Add all the spices.
Sauté the onion and pepper briefly, then add the mince ingredients and mix well.
Mix the soaked bread with the apricot jam, baking powder, egg and vinegar; add to the mince mixture and stir in well.
Pack the mixture into an oven dish.
Beat together the topping ingredients (eggs, milk and salt) and pour over the mince.
Tuck bay leaves into the top.
Bake for about 20–25 minutes until the topping is set and the bobotie is cooked through.
Serve with turmeric rice mixed with raisins, Mrs Balls chutney and a side salad.