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Monday, August 18, 2008

Bobotie (a Cape Malay dish from South Africa)

Ingredients:
  • 2 pounds lamb, beef, chicken or even turkey ground
  • 2 chopped onions
  • Other vegetables like chopped tomato, eggplant, zucchini
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 1 slice white bread
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbs curry powder
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • 2 tbs lemon juice or vinegar
  • 2 eggs
  • some milk
  • salt and pepper
  • three bay leaves
Method:
  1. Soak bread in water and mash with a fork
  2. Fry onions in oil and then other vegetables if using them
  3. Add the bread crumbs, curry powder, sugar, salt pepper, meat, and one beaten egg.
  4. Mix well and put in greased pie dish
  5. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
  6. Beat remaining egg with milk and a little salt and curry powder and pour over "meat loaf" mixture.
  7. Add bay leaves and bake another 30minutes.