Bobotie Cape Malay Meatloaf Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Put the bread in a medium bowl, pour the milk over it and let stand until the bread is completely moistened, about 15 minutes.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil.
• Add the onions and cook over high heat for 2 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add the carrot and apple and cook over moderate heat for 3 minutes.
• Add the spices and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 4 minutes.
• Add the lamb and cook, stirring to break up the meat, until no pink remains, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the raisins, chutney, jam and vinegar and cook for 1 minute.
• Squeeze the milk from the bread cubes and add the bread to the lamb mixture; reserve the milk.
• With a fork, mash the bread into the lamb until blended.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the lamb mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and smooth the surface.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and the reserved milk and pour the mixture evenly over the lamb.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the custard is set.
• Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• Note: The recipe can be prepared through Step 13 and refrigerated overnight; bring to room temperature before proceeding.

Steps:

• Rinse lentils until water runs clear.
• Cover lentils with water and pre-cook for 30min (you may need to top the water up from time to time).
• Drain lentils.
• Preheat oven to 150C.
• Saute onion and tomato.
• Add curry, tumeric, salt and pepper.
• Cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add raisins, almonds, chutney, onion and tomato to lentils.
• Mix and place in baking dish.
• Shake up topping ingredients and pour over lentils.
• Place in oven and bake for 1-1/2 hours (egg topping should have risen all the way to the middle)
• Please note:.
• I spice my bobotie mildy and use a slightly sweet sultana chutney - one preference found in the Cape. Some people make theirs hotter and use Mrs. Ball's Original Chutney, which is very tasty and is less sweet. I recommend you experiment, but remember, the dish should be spicy as in flavoursome, not as in burn-your-mouth.
• Also, adding a bit more diced onion will add more texture to the lentils.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, oats, raisins, almonds, vinegar, curry powder, sugar, salt, turmeric, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add onions and ground beef; mix well. Spread the beef evenly into the prepared baking dish; top with bay leaves.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and drain excess fat from the beef.
• Beat 1 egg and 1/4 cup milk together in a bowl; pour over the beef mixture.
• Continue baking in oven until the top is beginning to brown, about 30 minute more. Remove and discard bay leaves to serve.