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Bobotie
Bobotie
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Transform your dinner table with Bobotie, South Africa's national dish featuring aromatic curried ground meat topped with a golden egg custard. This Cape Malay creation emerged when Indonesian and Javanese Muslims were brought to Dutch colonies as laborers in the 17th century, introducing vibrant spices that elevated European minced meat dishes. Served with yellow rice, chutney and sambal, it's a delicious journey through colonial culinary history.
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Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions, minced
1 ½ pounds ground beef
1 cup milk
2 slices Texas toast thick-sliced bread
½ cup raisins
1 tablespoon hot chutney

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½ tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon apricot jam
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large egg
1 pinch salt
1 bay leaf
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Cook onions in hot oil until soft, 2 to 3 minutes.
Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Pour milk in a shallow dish. Soak bread in milk.
Squeeze excess milk from bread and set milk aside.
Add bread to beef mixture.
Stir in raisins, chutney, curry powder, apricot jam, salt, and black pepper.
Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
Whisk together reserved milk, egg, and a pinch of salt.
Pour over top of beef mixture.
Lay bay leaf on top of milk mixture.
Continue baking until top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
Remove bay leaf before serving.
Servings\Yield
Serves 8
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Per Serving - Calories: 280; Total Fat: 16g (Saturated Fat: 5g); Cholesterol: 75mg; Sodium: 490mg; Total Carbohydrates: 16g (Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 9g); Protein: 19g
*Nutrition information is provided as a general estimate only. Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients, and is based on available nutrient data. Variations may occur based on ingredient brands and preparation methods.
💬 Uncle Dave says...
Bobotie, often heralded as the national dish of South Africa, consists of baked minced beef or lamb and dried fruit, seasoned with curry powder and cloves, and topped with egg custard. It originated with the Cape Malays---predominately but not exclusively Javanese Muslims---forcibly brought to the Dutch East India Company's Cape Colony and enslaved as laborers and cooks in the 17th century. Indonesian spices permeated minced meat---a protein often preferred by the Dutch---to forge the dish, which is often served with yellow rice, chutney, and sambal, a Malaysian chili paste.
More about the politics of Bobotie from The Politics of Cuisine on Instagram.
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🧑‍🍳 The Cook:  Dave Ferguson 🔑 Keywords: POC, ground beef, curry, Malaysia, South Africa
🗂️ Categories: 🥩 Beef, 🥡 Asian Food, 🐑 Lamb
📚 Collections: The Politics of Cuisine, The TFR Cookbook
Bobotie was added on October 26, 2022 and last updated on January 25, 2023.
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