Bobotie

This is my mom Kristie's Bobotie recipe. I don't know where she got the recipe, but this is the one she has always made us, and I just love this and it's also my favourite to make!




INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg mince meat
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 slice white bread, soaked in milk 
• 1 TBS sugar
• 3 tsp salt
• ½ t black pepper
• 1 - 2 TBS curry powder
• 3 TBS lemon juice
• 2 green apples, grated
• 2 TBS Chutney
• ½ cup raisins
• 1 TBS Turmeric 
• 1 TBS Worcester sauce
• 1 TBS Tomato Sauce
• 1 TBS Soy Sauce
• 2 -3 Bay leaves

• For the topping:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp Paprika

METHOD

• Preheat the oven to 180°
• Brown the meat in a little oil, add the onions and fry until onions are soft, for about 5 minutes
• Add the grated apple
• Squeeze out the excess milk from the bread and break up the bread and add (leaving out the milk)
• Add the sugar, salt and pepper, curry powder, lemon juice, chutney, raisins, turmeric, Worcester sauce, tomato sauce, Soy sauce
• Stir well to combine and let cook for a few minutes
• Grease an oven dish, pour in the mixture and add the bay leaves on top, pressing them into the dish so that half of the bay leaf sticks out
• Bake in preheated oven (180°) for 40 minutes and remove from oven
• Mix the beaten eggs, milk and paprika and pour over the dish
• Return dish to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes more 

Additional extras:

Serve with banana slices fried in butter; desiccated coconut, and chutney on the side if preferred