Bobotie

Serves 6

1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

White bread 2 slices, crusts removed and roughly chopped

Milk 150ml + 200ml

Butter 2 tbsp

Beef mince 1kg

Onion 2, finely chopped

Garlic 5 cloves

Bay leaves 6 (plus more to garnish)

Curry powder 2 tbsp

Coriander powder 2 tsp

Cumin 2 tsp

Turmeric 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp

Mango Chutney 4 tbsp

Worcestershire sauce 3 tbsp

Raisins 75g

Lemon 1, juice of

Egg 3

Method

1. Pre-heat oven at 180 Celsius.

2. In a small bowl, mix together 150ml milk and bread to soften it. Set aside.

3. Heat up a very large saucepan over medium heat. Melt the butter and then cook the chopped onions on a gentle heat for 5 minutes until translucent. Next add the garlic and cook for a further couple of minutes.

4. Next stir in the spices: curry powder, 1 tsp turmeric, ground cumin, coriander and bay leaves and cook for a couple of minutes and then turn off the heat.

5. Heat a separate large frying pan, and once hot add ground beef stirring constantly to break it up. Cook until the beef is no longer pink or slightly brown, then add it to the saucepan with the other ingredients.

6. Add the bread mixture, mango chutney, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and raisins. Gently stir to incorporate. Season with 20 grinds of pepper and 3 tsp of salt.

7. Add the mixture to greased casserole dish or cast iron pan and use a spoon to press the beef mixture down.

8. Bake in the oven for around 30 minutes.

9. While the bobotie is baking, mix together the eggs and milk with 1/2 tsp of turmeric.

10. Take the meat out of the oven and pour the egg mixture over the beef. Arrange some bay leaves on top of it .

11. Bake for another 20 minutes or until the eggs mixture has set.

12. Remove and let it rest for a few minutes then serve with chips or rice.