South African Bobotie

A traditional South African baked curried mince dish with fruit, spices, and a savory egg custard topping. Sweet, fragrant, warmly spiced and comforting.

This recipe is South African style, dinner, scaled for 6 servings, with 25 min prep and 45 min cook.

Prep: 25 min · Cook: 45 min · Total: 70 min · Serves: 6

Quick cooking notes

• Core ingredients include bread, onions, chutney, black pepper.
• Follow all 8 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
• Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.

Ingredients

• 2 slices bread (soaked in milk and squeezed)
• 2 large onions (finely chopped)
• 2.98 tbsp chutney
• 0.41 tsp black pepper
• 7.98 tbsp milk (for soaking bread)
• 3 unit eggs
• 2.03 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
• 1.01 tsp turmeric
• 3 unit garlic cloves (minced)
• 1.01 tsp ground coriander
• 2.03 tbsp curry powder
• 1.01 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 1 cups milk (for custard topping)
• 1.01 tsp ground cumin
• 2 unit bay leaves
• 7.98 tbsp raisins or sultanas
• 1 medium apple (grated)
• 1 kg minced beef

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Heat oil in a large pan. Cook onions until soft, then add garlic and sauté briefly.
3. Add mince and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks.
4. Stir in curry powder, turmeric, coriander, and cumin. Cook for 1–2 minutes to release flavour.
5. Add soaked bread, grated apple, chutney, raisins, salt, and pepper. Mix well and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Transfer mixture to a greased baking dish and smooth the top. Place bay leaves on top.
7. Whisk eggs with milk. Pour custard evenly over the mince mixture.
8. Bake for 35–40 minutes until custard is set and golden.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 520
• Protein: 32 g
• Fat: 28 g
• Carbohydrates: 34 g
• Fiber: 2 g
• Sugar: 14 g
• Sodium: 680 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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