Bobotie South African comfort food

Bobotie is the national dish of South Africa. Pronounced ba-boor-tea, Bobotie is the national dish of South Africa. Bobotie is a South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping. Bobotie is a slightly sweet but savory dish. Bobotie is a very old South African dish with probable origins in Indonesia or Malaysia. The name derives from the Indonesian bobotok.

Pronounced ba-boor-tea, Bobotie is the national dish of South Africa.

Bobotie Ingredients and Directions

Ingredients:

3 slices day old white bread

1 1/2 cups whole milk

2 medium onions chopped

1 garlic clove minced

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1/2 cup raisins

1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp. salt

1 tsp curry powder

1/8 tsp black pepper

3 tbsp mango chutney

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

2 eggs

Directions:

Soak bread in milk. Squeeze milk from bread, reserving milk. Combine all ingredients, except milk and 1 egg. Press mixture into an 11 x 7 inch baking dish. Add enough milk to reserve milk to make 3/4 cup. Beat together milk and remaining egg. Pour over meat mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until golden brown and firm to the touch.

More economical easy lunch and dinner recipes to make right now so you never have to eat or prepare a boring meal again.

1. Curried Tanzanian Coconut Okra Recipe
2. Yedoro Stir Fried Ethiopian Chicken Dinner
3. Senegalese Chicken Vermicelli
4. Caldo Verde Portuguese Kale Soup
5. Air Fryer Black Eyed Pea Dumpling Stew