Name: Bobotie
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 2 slice White bread, broken into pieces; 420 ml Whole milk, divided (120ml for soaking bread, 300ml for egg custard topping); 35 g Salted butter; 2 White onions, large, diced (approx. 450g); 1 tsp Ginger, finely diced; 2 clove Garlic, finely diced; 6-8 Dried bay leaves, separated; 1 kg Lean beef mince; 2 tbsp Mild curry powder; 3-4 Allspice berries, finely crushed; 1-2 Whole cloves, finely crushed; 1/2 tsp Ground white pepper; 1 tsp Dried mixed herbs; 3 tbsp Seedless raisins; 1/2 cup Apricot chutney, such as Mrs. Balls; 1/2 tsp Ground turmeric; 1/2 cup Water; 1/2 tsp Salt, added when grinding spices, plus more to taste; 2 Large eggs

Method

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Warm the oven to 180°C (355°F), or 160°C if using a fan oven. Combine the broken bread and 120ml of cold milk by pouring the liquid over it and stirring. Leave this to absorb.
Cook the diced onions with butter in a pan for 10 minutes, stirring frequently until they soften and begin to brown. Mix in the garlic, ginger, 2 bay leaves, and lean beef mince. Stir thoroughly, breaking apart the meat into tiny pieces until it is no longer pink.
Stir in the mild curry powder, crushed allspice, crushed cloves, ground white pepper, dried mixed herbs, raisins, apricot chutney, ground turmeric, and 2 of the bay leaves. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Blend everything together thoroughly, pour in 1/2 cup of water, and simmer for approximately 5 minutes.
Take the meat mixture off the stove and pluck out the bay leaves. Incorporate the soaked bread, mixing thoroughly. Taste the dish and adjust with more salt as desired.
Transfer the meat to an ovenproof dish, smoothing it into an even layer and packing it down firmly.
Beat the 2 large eggs together with the remaining 300ml of whole milk in a small bowl. Ladle this liquid over the packed meat layer. Place about 6 bay leaves on top for decoration.
Bake the dish for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until the egg custard topping turns a golden brown. Serve straight away alongside turmeric rice, a simple tomato-onion salad, and an extra spoonful of chutney.