Bobotie I

Description
South African meatloaf

Ingredients

 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
 * 2 onions, peeled and sliced
 * 2¼ pounds good quality lean ground beef
 * 1 thickish slice of white bread
 * 1 cup milk
 * 1 tablespoon medium curry powder
 * 1½ tablespoons sugar
 * 2 teaspoons salt
 * ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
 * ¾ teaspoon turmeric
 * 1½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
 * ½ cup seedless raisins (or dried apricots)
 * 2 tablespoons peach or apricot chutney
 * 2 fresh lemon leaves (use bay leaves if unavailable)
 * 2 medium eggs

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Soak bread in half the milk, squeeze out excess milk back into the remaining milk mash bread with a fork.
 * 3) Heat oil in medium sauté pan.
 * 4) Stir in onions.
 * 5) Cook over medium heat until transparent.
 * 6) Add ground beef.
 * 7) Cook until lightly browned and crumbly.
 * 8) Add mashed bread to the meat mixture.
 * 9) Add curry, sugar, salt, pepper, turmeric, vinegar, raisins, chutney to the beef mixture.
 * 10) Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish, and place leaves on top.
 * 11) Bake for 30 minutes.
 * 12) Beat egg with remaining milk and pour over mixture and bake for another 25 - 30 minutes.
 * 13) Serve with yellow rice (add a dash of turmeric to make yellow) and chutney.