South African Bobotie Recipe

South African Bobotie Recipe

  • 1 tablespoon oil, or as needed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 slice bread
  • 1/2 cup milk, divided
  • 1 egg, beaten, divided
  • 1/4 cup seedless raisins
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chutney
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and saute until browned, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef to onion and saute until browned, about 5 minutes.
  3. Soak bread in 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl, mash, and add to ground beef mixture; stir in 1/2 of beaten egg, raisins, vinegar, sugar, turmeric, salt, curry powder, and ground black pepper.
  4. Transfer beef mixture to glass baking dish; insert bay leaves.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Whisk remaining 1/2 egg and remaining 1/4 cup milk together in a small bowl; pour over meat mixture and return to oven for 30 minutes.
  6. Serve with chutney.