Bobotie recipe

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Ingredients

2 onions, thickly sliced
3 cups water, or as needed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 slice white bread
1 cup milk
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 eggs
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon turmeric
2 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons chutney
6 almonds
½ cup raisins
4 bay leaves

Nutrition Info

352.1 calories
carbohydrate: 19 g
cholesterol: 115.3 mg
fat: 20 g
fiber: 1.4 g
protein: 24.3 g
saturatedFat: 7.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 686.7 mg
sugar: 12.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat water in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil and add the onion slices. Reduce heat and simmer until the onions appear translucent, 3 to five minutes. Remove the onions and finely chop them.

  2. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, cook and stir until the onion has browned slightly.

  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11-inch baking dish.

  4. Soak the slice of bread in the milk and gently squeeze out the milk, set the milk aside. Crumb the bread into a large mixing bowl. Mix bread together with ground beef, curry powder, 1 egg, sugar, salt, black pepper, turmeric, vinegar, chutney, almonds and raisins.

  5. Place the mixture the prepared baking dish. Insert the bay leaves into the meat. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

  6. Beat the remaining egg with 3 tablespoons of the drained milk. Pour over the meat and bake for another 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

A traditional and delicious South African version of meatloaf. Serve with boiled rice and chutney.

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