Bobotie (South African Beef Casserole)

Name: Bobotie (South African Beef Casserole)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive Oil (1 tablespoon olive oil); 1 tbsp Butter (1 tablespoon salted butter); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 large yellow onion, diced); 2 tsp Kosher Salt (2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste); 5 tsp Curry Powder (5 teaspoons curry powder); ½ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric); 1 tsp Cumin Powder (1 teaspoon cumin powder); ½ tsp Black Pepper (1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper); 1 tsp Dried Oregano (1 teaspoon dried oregano); 2 lb Ground Beef (2 pounds ground beef); 4 leaf Bay Leaves (4 bay leaves, divided); 1 tbsp Tomato Paste (1 rounded tablespoon tomato paste); 4 cloves Garlic (4 cloves garlic, minced); 2 tbsp Lemon Juice (2 tablespoons lemon juice); 1 tsp Lemon (1 teaspoon lemon zest); 1 tbsp Wine Vinegar (1 tablespoon wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar, or to taste); ½ tsp Worcestershire Sauce (1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce); ⅓ cup Chutney (1/3 cup indian-style fruit chutney, or to taste); 3 slices White Bread (3 slices white bread, crust removed); 1 ½ cup Whole Milk (1 1/2 cups whole milk, divided); 2 pieces Egg (2 large eggs); 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper (pinch cayenne pepper)

80 minAfrican

Servings8

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Ingredients

For 8 servings

Olive Oil1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon olive oil
Butter1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon salted butter
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 large yellow onion, diced
Kosher Salt2 tsp · 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
Curry Powder5 tsp · 5 teaspoons curry powder
Ground Turmeric½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
Cumin Powder1 tsp · 1 teaspoon cumin powder
Black Pepper½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Dried Oregano1 tsp · 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Ground Beef2 lb · 2 pounds ground beef
Bay Leaves4 leaf · 4 bay leaves, divided
Tomato Paste1 tbsp · 1 rounded tablespoon tomato paste
Garlic4 cloves · 4 cloves garlic, minced
Lemon Juice2 tbsp · 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Lemon1 tsp · 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Wine Vinegar1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar, or to taste
Worcestershire Sauce½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
Chutney⅓ cup · 1/3 cup indian-style fruit chutney, or to taste
White Bread3 slices · 3 slices white bread, crust removed
Whole Milk1 ½ cup · 1 1/2 cups whole milk, divided
Egg2 pieces · 2 large eggs
Cayenne Pepper1 pinch · pinch cayenne pepper

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Steps

1preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
2heat olive oil and butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium heat.
3add onions and salt, and cook until just beginning to soften and turn translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
4stir in curry powder, cumin, turmeric, black pepper, and oregano, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
5add ground beef, and cook, stirring, while breaking the meat up into small crumbles.
6add 1 bay leaf, tomato paste, and garlic, and cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes.
7stir in lemon juice and zest, vinegar, worcestershire, and chutney.
8smooth the top, and simmer mixture gently for 5 minutes.
9meanwhile, add bread to a bowl and cover with 1/2 cup of milk, toss, and let stand for 5 minutes.
10squeeze excess milk back into the bowl and add soaked bread to meat.
11mash, smash and stir mixture until bread is thoroughly blended in.
12add remaining 1 cup milk to the bowl; add eggs, cayenne, and pinch of salt, and whisk thoroughly.
13pour gently over meat, and top with 3 or more bay leaves.
14bake in the preheated oven until custard on top is set and lightly golden brown, about 45 minutes.
15let rest 5 minutes before serving.