Name: Traditional South African Bobotie
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 500 g Lean beef or lamb mince; 1 Onion, large, peeled and coarsely grated or chopped; 2 clove Garlic, crushed; 4 tsp Medium curry powder, or 20ml; 1 tsp Hot curry powder, or 5ml, or additional medium curry powder or garam masala; 1/2 tsp Turmeric, or 2.5ml; 1/2 tsp Ground coriander; 1/2 tsp Ground ginger; 1/2 tsp Mixed dried herbs; a pinch Cayenne pepper, or chili powder; 1/2 Red or green pepper, finely diced; 1 Granny Smith green apple, large, unpeeled, finely diced or coarsely grated; 2 slice White or brown bread, crusts removed; 1/2 cup Milk, or 125ml, to moisten bread; 1 tsp Salt, or 5ml; 1 tsp Baking powder, or 5ml; 2 tbsp Apricot jam, or 30ml fruit chutney, such as Mrs. Ball's; 1 tbsp White vinegar, or 15ml; 1 tsp Beef stock powder, or one sachet of stock concentrate; 2 Eggs; 1/2 cup Milk, or 125ml; 1/4 tsp Salt, or 1ml; 6-8 Cashew nuts, coarsely chopped, optional; Bay leaves, or lemon leaves, optional

Method

5 steps. Tap one to mark it done.

In a large non-stick frying pan over moderate heat, combine the meat, onion, garlic, and spices. Stir-fry the mixture for roughly 5 minutes, breaking up the meat until it becomes crumbly.
Incorporate the red or green pepper and apple, then continue cooking for another 5 minutes until the meat shows light browning.
Drizzle the milk over the bread to dampen it, then transfer this soaked bread to the meat along with the remaining meat mixture ingredients. Stir the contents thoroughly, taste to adjust the seasoning, and transfer into a suitably sized ovenproof dish or partition among separate ovenproof ramekins. Level the surface.
Whisk the eggs, milk, and salt together to make the topping, then pour it over the meat mixture. Sprinkle the cashew nuts over the surface and press a few bay leaves or lemon leaves into the top for decoration.
Cook in the oven at 170°C (340°F) for about 30 minutes when using a large dish, or 20 minutes when preparing ramekins, until the topping is firm and a pale golden brown.