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Bobotie I
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Bobotie I

15 ingredients 23 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

938
Calories
48g
Protein
44g
Fat
91g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Peach 1 medium (150g) 59
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, peeled and sliced
  • 2¼ pounds good quality lean ground beef
  • 1 thickish slice of white bread
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon medium curry powder
  • 1½ tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • ¾ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • ½ cup seedless raisins (or dried apricots)
  • 2 tablespoons peach or apricot chutney
  • 2 fresh lemon leaves (use bay leaves if unavailable)
  • 2 medium eggs

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

2

Soak bread in half the milk, squeeze out excess milk back into the remaining milk mash bread with a fork.

3

Heat oil in medium sauté pan.

4

Stir in onions.

5

Cook over medium heat until transparent.

6

Add ground beef.

7

Cook until lightly browned and crumbly.

8

Add mashed bread to the meat mixture.

9

Add curry, sugar, salt, pepper, turmeric, vinegar, raisins, chutney to the beef mixture.

10

Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish, and place leaves on top.

11

Bake for 30 minutes.

12

Beat egg with remaining milk and pour over mixture and bake for another 25 - 30 minutes.

13

Serve with yellow rice (add a dash of turmeric to make yellow) and chutney.

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Category:South African Meat Dishes

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Category:Red wine vinegar Recipes

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Category:Raisin Recipes

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Category:Dried apricot Recipes

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Category:Curry Recipes

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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