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Offline jeanne

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Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« on: March 31, 2011, 03:55:18 pm »
Name of Recipe:Bobotie
Number of People:4
Ingredients:
1 thick slice white bread
250ml milk
1 large onion, chopped
25ml oil
37.5ml lemon juice10ml curry powder
5ml sugar
5ml salt
pinch of pepper
500g lean beef mince
2 eggs
12.5ml chutney
3 fresh lemon leaves or bay leaves

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Chop the onion in TMX for 7 sec on speed 7.
Add the oil and saute for 3 min at 100 degrees on reverse soft.
Mix lemon juice,curry powder,sugar, salt and pepper and add to TMX bowl.
Soak bread in milk for a few seconds and squeeze out most of the milk.
Mash the bread and add, together with one egg to the bowl.
Add the mince,chutney and all the milk except 100ml to the mixture.
Mix for 8-10 sec on reverse and speed soft.
Cook for 12 min at 100 degrees on reverse and speed soft.
Pour into greased oven dish and bake at 180 degrees for 5 minutes.
Mix the 2nd egg with the 100ml milk and pour over the mince.
Place lemon leaves upright into mixture and bake for 25 min till set.

Serve with white rice and salad or veggies.

It makes a lovely filling for a sandwich the next day or eat as leftover with a poached egg on top.

 

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Offline Katya

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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2011, 10:19:37 pm »
Thanks for this Jeanne - I haven't had Bobotie for ages so it will be great to try out your recipe.

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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2011, 06:27:21 am »
Thanks. I haven't had it for years either.
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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2011, 08:17:44 am »
The classic Bobotie recipe uses apricot jam (2 tbsp) rather than the chutney as well as almonds pushed into the surface before pouring the egg mixture over the top.  Then serve it with chutney on the side (HAS to be Mrs. Ball's chutney of course  ;D), rice lightly flavoured/coloured with turmeric and raisins and a crisp green salad.  I've got a dinner do on Saturday and this is just what Ill be dishing up. MAGIC
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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2011, 04:42:58 pm »
I do not know what this recipe would be like -to me it sounds like Bobtail (as in goanna) and I would not make it. A photo would help...
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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2011, 01:44:24 am »
Lots of images here CP.
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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2011, 01:50:59 am »
oh it is YEARS since I have had this - nom nom nom thank you! I had forgotten about it!
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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2011, 08:21:22 am »
Thanx for your comments and the lovely photo's!

Yes, there are as many versions of bobotie as there are of paella or lasagne!

My recipe is one by mrs Tienie Vorster, wife of a past president of South Africa. She made a study of the Malay cooking culture and I like her recipe best. But my mother again put raisins into the mince mixture which was also nice. The turmeric flavoured rice is very tasty with the dish and is known in SA as "funeral rice" because it was served after funerals as accompaniment to lamb dishes or bobotie!

Anyway, try it out and let me know what you think.

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Re: Bobotie-traditional South African dish from Malay origin
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2013, 05:03:47 pm »
This dish was served up all around Australia at Thermomix consultant meetings, as part of the exciting launch of Thermofest 2014.  Delicious food for this time of the year.  Thank you for sharing.
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