March 30, 2026

Bobotie

Serves:

Cooking Time:

< 45 min

Ingredients:

Mince:
15 ml sunflower oil
30 ml butter
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic clove(s), crushed
4 cm ginger, grated
30 ml brown sugar
15 ml mild curry powder
5 ml turmeric
1 kg beef mince
80 ml raisins
60 ml almond slivers (optional)
60 ml apricot jam
20 ml brown vinegar
15 ml Worcestershire sauce
2 white bread slices
soaked in 250 ml milk
salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Topping:
250 ml LANCEWOOD® Buttermilk
15 ml cake flour
2 extra large egg(s)
6 bay leaves

To serve:, cooked rice
LANCEWOOD® Double Cream Plain Yoghurt
bananas
chutney
fresh coriander

Method

Mince:

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a large ovenproof dish.
Heat the oil and butter together and fry the onion, garlic and ginger until soft.
Add the sugar, curry powder and turmeric and fry gently for 1 minute. Add the mince and brown. Add the raisins and almonds.
Stir in the apricot jam, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce.
Mash the bread with a fork and add to the mince mixture.
Simmer over low heat for 5 – 10 minutes until most of the liquid has cooked away. Season to taste and spoon into the prepared dish.

Topping:

Beat the buttermilk, flour and eggs together. Pour over the mince and arrange the bay leaves on top.
Bake for 30 – 40 minutes until set and golden on top.

To serve: Serve with yellow rice, yoghurt, sliced bananas, chutney and extra coriander.

HINTS & TIPS: Use dried cranberries or diced Turkish apricots instead of raisins.