Tana Ramsay's Bobotie

Name: Tana Ramsay's Bobotie
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 medium slice white bread plus full-fat milk to soak; 2 medium onions; 2 cloves garlic; 2cm piece fresh ginger; 25g butter; 2tsp garam masala; 1tsp ground cumin; 1tsp ground coriander; 2 cloves; 2tsp ground allspice; 1tsp dried herbs; 500g minced lamb; 1 ½ tbsp malt vinegar; 50g dried apricots; 50g sultanas; 25g flaked almonds; 3tbsp mango chutney; 4tbsp chopped parsley; 2 bay leaves; 250ml full-fat milk; 3 large eggs; salt and black pepper; 4 thin lemon slices; 2 bay leaves

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Prep: 35 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Serves: 4

South African Main Course 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Food ❄️ Winter

Ingredients

1 medium slice white bread plus full-fat milk to soak
2 medium onions
2 cloves garlic
2cm piece fresh ginger
25g butter
2tsp garam masala
1tsp ground cumin
1tsp ground coriander
2 cloves
2tsp ground allspice
1tsp dried herbs
500g minced lamb
1 ½ tbsp malt vinegar
50g dried apricots
50g sultanas
25g flaked almonds
3tbsp mango chutney
4tbsp chopped parsley
2 bay leaves
250ml full-fat milk
3 large eggs
salt and black pepper
4 thin lemon slices
2 bay leaves

Accompaniment

Description

Family food of the kind we all want to come home to

Method

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1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/350F/gas 4. Soak the bread in just enough milk to cover, then mash with a fork. Put to one side.
2. Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic. Peel and grate the ginger. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over
a low-medium heat and cook the onions and garlic for 5-7 minutes, until softened. Stir in the ginger, garam masala, turmeric, cumin, coriander, cloves, allspice and herbs and cook for 1-2 minutes.
3. In a separate pan, fry the lamb mince on a medium heat until coloured, breaking up any lumps. Drain off the excess fat and add to the onion mixture with the mashed bread and the malt vinegar. Heat this all together, mixing well.
4. Chop the apricots, then stir them in with the sultanas, flaked almonds, mango chutney, parsley and bay leaves. Tip the mixture into a medium-sized ovenproof dish, press it down firmly, then set aside while you make the topping.
5. Beat the milk and eggs together, season with salt and pepper and pour over the top of the mince. Put the lemon slices and bay leaves on the top. Place in the oven and cook for 30-35 minutes until the tophas set and is golden.