South African Bobotie
- Published: 30 Sep 07
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Bobotie is a traditional South African dish of curried minced meat baked with a creamy egg-based topping, similar to moussaka.
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Serves 4
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Takes 50 minutes to make and 30 minutes in the oven
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 500g lamb mince
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1½ tbsp curry powder
- 1 dessert apple, cored and chopped
- 40g ground almonds
- 25g raisins
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 white bread slice soaked in
- 125ml milk
For the topping
- 300ml Greek yogurt
- 2 medium eggs, beaten
- 15g flaked almonds
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Method
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until soft. Increase the heat, add the minced lamb and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until browned. Drain off the fat in a sieve, then return the meat to the pan.
- Preheat oven to 200C/fan180C/gas 6. Add the purée and cinnamon and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add curry powder, apple, ground almonds, raisins, lemon juice and 250ml water. Simmer for 10 minutes, stir in bread and milk, then tip into an ovenproof dish.
- Mix yogurt with eggs, spoon over mince, top with flaked almonds. Bake for 30 minutes.
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- Recipe from October 2007 Issue
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