Bobotie - South African baked dish

The first bite took me back to my trip to South Africa 5 years ago. I had been to a Braai with the tour group. Bobotie was one of the many dishes served that evening.

But mine is a lot tastier and a bit spicy! This recipe is a win.

The spice blend in this dish shows the diversity of the Rainbow Nation South Africa. 

Recipe for 3:

250 g beef mince, 1 small dinner roll

60 g red onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp curry powder

1/2 tsp tumeric, 1/2 tsp cinnamon

30 g sultanines, salt, pepper

2 eggs, 50 ml double cream, 3 bay leaves

Soak the roll in water for 20 min, squeeze the water out.

Preheat the oven 160 C fan.

Chop onion and garlic and soften them in oil

Add to beef, bread  tomato paste, curry, tumeric, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Mix it well together. Now all of it back in the pan and with a spatula make it into a fine crumb until it id brown.

Now add sultanas, Mango chutney and apricot jam and cook for 3 more min.

Butter a baking dish and fill the cooked mux in. Make it even.

Crack the eggs and mix them with the cream. Add salt and pepper. Pour it over the meat and stick the bay leaves on top.

Bake in the oven for 25 min.

Serve with cashew rice.