Bobotie

Name: Bobotie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 55 g/2 oz/½ cup dried breadcrumbs; 100 g/3½ oz/heaped ½ cup ready-to-eat dried apricots, halved; 2 tsp ground mixed spice; 700 g/1 lb 9 oz lean minced beef, or a mixture of minced beef and minced lamb; 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 large eggs; ¼ tsp turmeric; 300 ml/10½ fl oz/scant 1¼ cups milk; 1 onion, finely chopped; salt; 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped; 4 tbsp sultanas or raisins; finely grated zest of 1 large lemon; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp Madras curry powder, or to taste; 3 bay leaves; 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

I Love My Slow Cooker

By Beverly LeBlanc

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

55 g/2 oz/½ cup dried breadcrumbs
2

Main course
Starter

Method

Put the breadcrumbs in a bowl, add just enough water to cover and leave to soak. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, add the onion and fry, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, curry powder and mixed spice and fry for a furth