Bobotie - South African Beef Casserole

Ingredients

• olive oil (1 tablespoon)
• butter (1 tablespoon)
• onion (1 )
• kosher salt (2 teaspoons)
• curry powder (5 teaspoons)
• ground turmeric (0.5 teaspoon)
• ground cumin (1 teaspoon)
• ground black pepper (0.5 teaspoon)
• dried oregano (1 teaspoon)
• ground beef (2 pounds)
• bay laurel leaves (4 )
• tomato paste (1 tablespoon)
• garlic (4 cloves)
• lemon juice (2 tablespoons)
• lemon zest (1 teaspoon)
• vinegar (1 tablespoon)
• Worcestershire sauce (0.5 teaspoon)
• fruit chutney (0.333 cup)
• white bread (3 slices)
• milk (1.5 cups)
• eggs (2 large)
• cayenne pepper (1 pinch)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Heat olive oil and butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Add onions and salt, and cook until just beginning to soften and turn translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir in curry powder, cumin, turmeric, black pepper, and oregano, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
4. Add ground beef, and cook, stirring, while breaking the meat up into small crumbles. Add 1 bay leaf, tomato paste, and garlic, and cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes.
5. Stir in lemon juice and zest, vinegar, Worcestershire, and chutney. Smooth the top, and simmer mixture gently for 5 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, add bread to a bowl and cover with 1/2 cup of milk, toss, and let stand for 5 minutes. Squeeze excess milk back into the bowl and add soaked bread to meat. Mash, smash and stir mixture until bread is thoroughly blended in.
7. Add remaining 1 cup milk to the bowl; add eggs, cayenne, and pinch of salt, and whisk thoroughly. Pour gently over meat, and top with 3 or more bay leaves.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until custard on top is set and lightly golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

• kcal: 441
• fat: 27 g
• sats: 10 g
• carbs: 13 g
• fibre: 0 g
• protein: 36 g
• salt: 0 g