Hearty and comforting South African Bobotie By Immaculate Bites

Bobotie – hearty and comforting South African dish made primarily of curried minced meat topped with milk and egg mixture and baked to perfection. Easy, tasty dish with punchy yet on point flavors!

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Hearty and comforting South African Bobotie By Immaculate Bites

Yields6 Servings

Prep Time20 minsCook Time1 hr 20 minsTotal Time1 hr 40 mins

As cute as the name sounds, this dish here isn’t pure cutesy cute at all; it’s a big-time dish and is often considered to be South Africa’s national dish.

Bobotie, pronounced as BA-BOOR-TEA, appears to be a dish accounted way back to ancient Roman times (yep, imagine those thigh-high Roman sandals). It was basically layers of cooked meat with pine nuts seasoned with pepper, celery seeds, and asafoetida (a herb similar to that of leeks), then added with a top layer of egg and milk mixture.

2 tbsp butter

2 medium onions , finely diced

1 tbsp garlic , minced

2 bread slices

½ cup milk

5 ½ tbsp curry powder

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp coriander

2 lbs lean ground beef

5 ½ tbsp dried herbs (thyme, basil, oregano, )

1 large apple , grated