Bototie - South African Meat Casserole Recipe

Directions GETTING READY 1. Generously grease a baking dish or casserole.

Preheat your oven to 170ºC or 375 ºF 3. In a shallow dish, pour 100ml of milk over the bread and leave to soak.

MAKING 4. In a large skillet heat the fat over a medium heat 5. Add the onion, garlic and ginger. Sauté for about a minute or two until the onion turns a lovely creamy golden color.

Squeeze out the bread from the milk and add it to the skillet with the mince meat.

Stir in the spices, seasonings, dried fruit and nuts.

Mix well to marry flavors and avoid lumps of mince. Cook until soft and cooked through, to the stage when meat is getting brown and not pink.

Check for seasoning and add anything you think is missing.

. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the meat mixture to the casserole.

. Reduce the gravy left in the skillet by gently cooking without a lid, until thick.

. Pour it over the meat.

. Beat together the remaining 100ml milk (using the milk in which bread was soaked) and the two eggs and pour the mixture over the meat.

. Place lemon leaves (or bay leaves & a little grated lemon rind) on top.

. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes until the egg mixture has set.

SERVING 16. Serve Bobotie accompanied with a chopped tomato and onion salad along with steaming hot yellow lentil rice