Bobotie Recipe!

We made Nazzy try this South African dish Thursday morning as we talked World Cup! Now you can try it too!

This is (my mother -in-law) Val's Bobotie!

BOBOTIE INGREDIANTS:

2 lbs Lean minced Beef (Lyall made a vegitarian version for my brother and his family so you can do this with minced soy too!)

2 onions, finely chopped

1 slice of white bread

3/4 cup milk

1 1/2 Tblsp medium Curry Powder

2 large eggs

1 Tblsp sugar

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp Turmeric

2 Tblsp Chutney

1/2 cup seedless Raisins

1 cup grated Carrot

4 lemon or bay leaves

Soak the bread in the milk and squeeze out the milk and discard; crmble the bread.

Combine all the ingredients together except 1 egg and the leaves. Mix well.

Spray a baking disg well with cooking spray.

Place the mixture into the dish and spread evenly.

Insert the leaves in an upright position into the mixture (evenly spaced).

Bake in a moderate oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

EGG TOPPING:

Beat the remaining egg w/ 1/2 cup of milk.

Pour over the meat.

Return dish to oven for another 1/2 or until the egg mixture is set.

Serve with yellow rice, chutney, and a tomato and onion sambal.

YELLOW RICE:

3 cups water // 1 cup white rice // 1 tsp. Turmeric // 1/2 a Veg. stock cube

Cook above ingrediants together in the usual way.

While waiting for the rice to cook, soak 1/2 cup rasins in boiling water.

Drain and add to the cooked rice. Serve with Bobotie and Sambal.

TOMATO and ONION SAMBAL:

1 cup diced fresh Tomatoe // 1/2 cup diced Onion // 2 tsps Grape Vinegar // a generous grounding of Black Pepper

Mix together well and serve with Bobotie or Curry and Rice.