Bobotie

Preparation

To make the filling

1. Put the 2 slices of bread in a dish of water to soak

2. dice the onions and mince the garlic

3. Fry the onions in the oil until soft (approx 10 mins)

4. Add garlic and mince and break the mince up well

5. Add the curry paste, chutney, herbs, spices, sultanas

6. Season with salt and pepper to taste
7. Stir in well, reduce temperature and simmer for approx 10 mins

8. Drain the water from the bread, and beat the mushy bread into the mixture

9. Add the bay leaves to the mixture
10. Pour the mixture into a large roasting dish, at least 5cm deep, press down and smooth out carefully

To make the topping

1. Beat the 2 eggs, and mix with the milk and season with salt and pepper

2. Pour the egg-milk mix carefully over the top of the mince layer, it should just cover the surface

3. Bake for approx 40 minutes at 170°C until the surface is beginning to brown

Notes

Ingredients

• For the filling
• 2 slices bread
• 50ml water
• 2 large white onions
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1tbsp garlic-ginger paste
• 1.2kg steak mince
• 2 tbsp madras curry paste
• 2 tsp mixed herbs
• 4 cloves
• 2 tbsp mango chutney
• 3 tbsp sultanas
• 4 whole bay leaves
• Pinch salt
• Pinch ground black pepper
• For the topping
• 300ml milk
• 2 large eggs

Equipment

• Chopping board
• Knife
• Large frying pan
• Large roasting dish
• Small bowl

Nutritional Facts

• Serving size: 597.6g
• (43% / 54%)   Calories: 1086kcal
• (136%)Total fat: 75g
• (125%)   Saturated fat: 25g
• (96%)   Unsaturated fat: 33.7g
•     Mono: 30g
•     Poly: 3.7g
• (128%)   Cholesterol: 385mg
•   Trans Fat: 2.1g
• (12%)Total carbohydrates: 37g
•   Starch: 0g
• (24%)   Sugars: 7.1g
•     Sucrose: 0.7g
•     Glucose: 6.9g
•     Maltose: 0.2g
•     Lactose: 0g
•     Fructose: 7.2g
•     Galactose: 0g
• (13%)   Fibre: 3.2g
• (126%)Protein: 63g
• Salts
• (24%)   Sodium: 475mg
• (38%)   Potassium: 1.3g