Bobotie

Name: Bobotie
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: SaltSugar1 tbsp Tumeric1 tsbp Curry Powder2 chopped Onions1 slice of Bread, 3cm thick1.5 cups of Milk1kg minced Beef3 Eggs1 tbsp Raisins10 quartered Almondsrind of 1 grated Lemonpepper100ml vinegar

By Greg

Total Time: 0 min

An original recipe from the D'Ouwe Werf in Stellenbosch, and a national favorite in South Africa. Cook stewed fruit with some water, red wine, and sugar.

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Recipe Details

Serves: 4 people

Difficulty: Easy

Created 13 April, 2004

Updated 11 August, 2025

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Ingredients

SaltSugar1 tbsp Tumeric1 tsbp Curry Powder2 chopped Onions1 slice of Bread, 3cm thick1.5 cups of Milk1kg minced Beef3 Eggs1 tbsp Raisins10 quartered Almondsrind of 1 grated Lemonpepper100ml vinegar

Instructions

Fry 2 chopped Onions in oil till limp.
Add 1 tablespoon Curry Powder, 2 tablespoons Sugar and 1 teaspoon Turmeric.
Soak 1 slice of Bread (3cm) in 1 cup milk. Squeeze all the milk from bread and set aside.
Fry meat- 1 kg minced Beef - with curry mixture till nice and brown.
Beat 2 eggs with the milk from the bread - should be 1 cup - add to the mixture.
Add to meat mixture together with: ± 1 teaspoon Salt, 1 tablespoon Raisins, 10 quartered Almonds, rind of 1 grated Lemon, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 100ml Vinegar.
Mix well together.
Put in a greased casserole dish - stick lemon or bay leaves in and pour over 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, salt and pepper.
Bake ± 1/2 hour till set at 180°C.