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Bobotie

🇿🇦 Bobotie

A Cape Malay classic — curried minced beef baked with a golden egg custard. Sweet, savory, and deeply comforting.

🧄 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
  2. Soak bread in milk, then squeeze and tear into pieces.
  3. Sauté onions in oil until soft. Add garlic and spices.
  4. Add beef and cook until browned. Stir in chutney, jam, lemon zest, and bread.
  5. Transfer to baking dish. Whisk eggs with reserved milk and pour over.
  6. Top with bay leaves. Bake for 45 minutes until golden and set.

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