Bobotie

Name: Bobotie
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 900 g Ground beef (80/20); 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 2 Yellow onion, finely chopped; 3 cloves Garlic, minced; 2 tbsp Curry powder; 1 tsp Ground turmeric; 3 tbsp Apricot preserves; ⅓ cup Raisins; 1 Lemon, juiced; ½ cup Plain breadcrumbs; 1¼ cups Whole milk, 1/4 cup for soaking, 1 cup for the custard; 3 Eggs (large), 1 for the meat, 2 for the custard; 1½ tsp Table salt; ½ tsp Ground black pepper; 4 leaves Bay leaves; ¼ cup Almonds (whole), chopped (optional); 2 cups Long-grain white rice, uncooked, for serving

1 hr 15 minServes 6$84.28

Ground beef is cooked with onion, garlic, curry powder, and turmeric, sweetened with apricot preserves and raisins, sharpened with lemon, bound with milk-soaked breadcrumbs, and baked under an egg and milk custard with bay leaves on top, then served with rice. Apricot preserves stand in for the usual fruit chutney, and plain breadcrumbs soaked in milk replace a slice of white bread.

Ingredients

900 gGround beef (80/20)Buy 1 package
2 tbspVegetable oilBuy 1 bottle
2Yellow onionfinely choppedBuy 0.64 lb
3 clovesGarlicmincedBuy 1 head
2 tbspCurry powderBuy 1 jar
1 tspGround turmericBuy 1 jar
3 tbspApricot preservesBuy 1 jar
⅓ cupRaisinsBuy 1 bag
1Lemonjuiced
½ cupPlain breadcrumbsBuy 1 package
1¼ cupsWhole milk1/4 cup for soaking, 1 cup for the custardBuy 1 carton
3Eggs (large)1 for the meat, 2 for the custardBuy 1 carton
1½ tspTable saltBuy 1 canister
½ tspGround black pepperBuy 1 jar
4 leavesBay leavesBuy 1 jar
¼ cupAlmonds (whole) (optional)choppedBuy 1 bag
2 cupsLong-grain white riceuncooked, for servingBuy 1 bag

Substitutions

Apricot preserves in place of “Fruit chutney (such as peach or mango chutney), 3 tbsp”. Apricot preserves replace fruit chutney, which is not a canonical ingredient ('mango chutney' returned no products at the reference store); the preserves are sweeter and less tangy, so lemon juice is kept.
Plain breadcrumbs in place of “White bread, 1 thick slice soaked in milk”. Plain breadcrumbs soaked in milk replace the slice of white bread; both only bind and soften the meat, and sliced bread is not a canonical ingredient.

Method

Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and soak the breadcrumbs in 1/4 cup of the milk.
Cook the onions in the oil until soft and golden, add the garlic, curry powder, and turmeric for 1 minute, then add the beef and cook, breaking it up, until no longer pink.
Off the heat, stir in the soaked crumbs, apricot preserves, raisins, lemon juice, almonds if using, salt, pepper, and 1 beaten egg; spread in a 23 x 33 cm baking dish and smooth the top.
Beat the remaining 2 eggs with the remaining 1 cup milk and a pinch of salt, pour over the meat, and tuck in the bay leaves.
Bake until the custard is set and golden, 35 to 40 minutes; meanwhile cook the rice according to its package directions.
Rest 10 minutes and serve with the rice.