Recipes around the world: Bobotie (South African Meat Loaf)
Hello! For this post we’ll be learning how to make Bobotie (pronounced “Boh-Boe-Tee”); widely considered by many to be the national dish for South-Africa. Imported from Indonesia in the 17th Century and adapted by South-Africa’s Cape Malay community, this tasty meal has also been modified over the centuries by Dutch and Indian influences. It consists of spiced meat (beef, lamb or chicken), mixed with chutney, tamarind paste and bread paste, all baked with custard egg and milk. Full credit for this recipe goes to the Vera and Mike at 196flavors.com. They have a great food blog that has an international theme, so please be sure to check them out, follow their work and show them love! Without further ado, lets get to it:
Ingredients:
- 2lb ground beef
- 2 diced onions
- 5 garlic cloves, brushed
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon tumeric
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1-inch pice of ginger, peeled and grated
- 2 slices of bread
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 4 eggs
- 20 dried apricots, diced
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 bunch of parsley, chopped
Process:
- Preheat oven to 180 F.
- In a hot skillet, sauté the minced meat without oil for 10 minutes, stirring regularly. Put in a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add 2 tablespoons of oil and sauté the onions over medium-high heat for 8–10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the lemon zest and its juice with the spices and ginger to make a paste.
- Pour the milk into a separate bowl and soak the bread.
- Add the garlic to the onions and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the spice mixture and stir.
- Drain the bread and add to the onion and garlic mixture. Set the milk aside as it will be used later.
- Add the meat and stir. Add salt and pepper.
- Add parsley, raisins, dried apricots and almonds.
- Sauté for a few minutes and turn off the heat.
- In a rectangular pan, pour the meat mixture.
- Firmly pack the meat with the back of a spoon.
- Beat 4 eggs in the remaining milk.
- Cover the meatloaf with the eggs and milk mixture.
- Place in the oven for 40 minutes.
- Serve hot with plain or curry-flavored basmati rice.
Enjoy!
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