Serves 6
Cooking time: +/- 45 minutesIngredients
65 ml butter or margarine
3 onions
30 ml ground ginger
30 ml soft brown sugar
15 ml mild curry powder
15 ml turmeric
200 g soya mince, mutton flavour
1 litre water
15 ml minestrone soup powder
150 ml seedless raisins
60 ml Original Mrs Balls Chutney
30 ml smooth apricot Jam
30 ml grape vinegar
30 ml Worcestershire sauce
4 slices bread, crumbled
Topping
375 ml milk
2 extra-large eggs
fresh lemon leaves(garnish)
Method:
Melt the butter and fry the onions until soft and fragrant.
Add the ginger, sugar, curry powder and turmeric and fry for another minute.
Add the soya mince, pour over the water and add all the remaining ingredients except the breadcrumbs and topping ingredients.
Bring to the boil, reduce the temperature slightly and simmer for about 15 minutes until the soya mince is cooked. Stir occasionally.
Cool slightly before adding the breadcrumbs.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon into an ovenproof dish. Spread evenly.
Preheat the oven to 180 ºC.
Beat the milk and eggs together and pour over the mince mixture.
Arrange the lemon leaves on top and bake the bobotie for about 45 minutes until set.
Serve with yellow rice and banana and coconut sambals.
