Cape Malay Babotie Food

BOBOTIE - SOUTH AFRICAN CAPE MALAY CASSEROLE

Bobotie - South African Cape Malay Casserole image

This is a family recipe from my birth country. It is absolutely unusual and fabulous for potluck dinners as the meat mixture and rice should be served at room temperature to enhance flavours. The accompaniments complete the exotic presentation of the dish. Your guests will be begging for the recipe!

Provided by Emjay99

Categories Meat

Time 2h30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 31

Ingredients

1 cup 1% low-fat milk
2 slices white bread, 3/4 inch thick
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon mild to medium heat curry powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/4 cup seedless raisin
1 apple, peeled and diced
salt and pepper, to taste
2/3 cup water
1 (7/8 ounce) packet brown gravy mix
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk (use the milk from the bread soaking)
3 eggs
1 pinch salt
ground nutmeg
4 bay leaves
2 cups parboiled white rice
salt
1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
sliced banana
finely chopped tomatoes, and
finely chopped onion, mixed together
peaches or mango chutney
sliced canned beets
grated coconut
lime pickle (Patak's)

Steps:

Soak the bread in the cup of milk, set aside.
In a large, non-stick skillet, brown the ground beef.
Add the onions, garlic, curry powder and turmeric and cook until the onions are soft.
Add sugar, vinegar, raisins, apple, salt and pepper.
Pour in water and gravy mixture and cook gently until it starts to thicken.
Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Gently squeeze excess milk from the bread (add the milk to the custard topping) and tear apart into chunks.
Fold into meat mixture together with the beaten egg.
Place the meat mixture into a greased 9 x 9" casserole dish and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely.
Prepare custard topping.
For the custard topping: beat together the milk, eggs and salt.
Gently pour over the cooled meat mixture.
Sprinkle with nutmeg and place bay leaves on top.
Return casserole to oven until the top is set- about 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve warm (not hot or better still, room temperature) alongside yellow rice and sambals on the side.
Cook rice in the usual manner adding turmeric and salt to the water.
Drain and fluff up, add almonds.
Place the sambals in small serving dishes and allow guests to help themselves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 661.5, Fat 21.5, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 219.9, Sodium 455.2, Carbohydrate 77.3, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 15.2, Protein 38.1

CAPE MALAY BABOTIE

Cape Malay Babotie image

A spicy alternative to Meat Loaf, it is a traditional dish made by South Africans of Malaysian decent. I tried it when on holiday there.

Provided by IrishAmerican

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 10m

Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
5 small onions, coarsely cut
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon apricot jam
1 handful raisins
2 tablespoons chutney
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tomatoes, cut up
4 sl bread
2 lbs ground beef
1 egg
3/4 cup milk

Steps:

Warm a heavy pot. Put in first 8 ingredients, warm thoroughly.
Remove from heat and add next 6 ingredients. Return to low heat and mix until bubbly.
Dampen and dice bread. Add to mixture and stir well.
Add ground beef and cook for 15 minutes.
Fill a shallow greased casserole dish with Baboti mixture.
Beat egg with milk. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over Baboti mixture.
Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes (until custard is golden).
Serve with yellow rice and salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.4, Fat 24.9, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 138.1, Sodium 547.4, Carbohydrate 13.3, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 6.4, Protein 31.2

CAPE MALAY BOBOTIE RECIPE

Cape Malay Bobotie Recipe image

Provided by Irene Muller

Categories Main

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 kg mince
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 slice bread
250 ml milk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon mild curry powder
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
25 ml vinegar
½ cup seedless raisins
4 bay leaves
3 tablespoons fruit chutney
2 teaspoons turmeric

Steps:

In a medium to hot pan cook the onions until soft, then add the mince and brown, mixing well to combine with the onions.
Soak the bread in milk and mash it in a bowl with a metal fork.
Put 1 egg, half a cup of milk and the bay leaves aside.
Place this mixture into a greased oven proof dish and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes.
Mix all the other ingredients together and then combine with the mince, allowing it to cook until the flavours have combined for about 5 minutes.
Beat the remaining milk and eggs that you put aside earlier and pour over meat mixture. Float the bay leaves on the top and bake for another 30 minutes.

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