Ingredients

3 thick slices of bread, crusts cut off.
125 ml cream
45 ml butter
1 kg pork mince
2 onions, finely chopped
2 carrots, grated
60 ml mild curry powder
20 ml turmeric
30 ml apricot jam
60 ml whole almonds, roasted and chopped
30 ml seedless raisins
30 ml fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
125 ml cream
125 ml butter-milk
4 eggs beaten
4 lemons or bay leaves

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees. Soak the bread in the cream. Heat half the oil and butter and fry the mince until crumbly and dry. Remove. Sauté the onions in the rest of the oil and butter until soft. Add the carrots, curry powered and turmeric and stir for about 1 minute. Add the onion mix to the fried meat and add the apricot jam, almonds, raisins, lemon juice and salt and black pepper. Stir thoroughly. Add bread and the soaking liquid. Spoon the meat into a greased oven dish. Beat the cream, buttermilk and eggs the pour over the meat. Bake for five minutes until golden brown and set on top. Bobotie goes well with yellow rice and sambals.

You can also use lamb and for vegetarian option use pre-prepared lentils.

Bon Appetit, Lekker eet!

Servers 8-10