Bobotie I

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Directions

 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
 * 2 onions, peeled and sliced
 * 2 ¼ pounds good quality lean ground beef
 * 1 thickish slice of white bread
 * 1 cup milk
 * 1 tablespoon medium curry powder
 * 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
 * 2 teaspoons salt
 * ½teaspoon freshly grated pepper
 * ¾ teaspoon turmeric
 * 1 ½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
 * ½ cup seedless raisins (or dried apricots)
 * 2 tablespoons peach or apricot chutney
 * 2 frresh lemon leaves (use bay leaves if unavailable)
 * 2 medium eggs
 * Preheat oven to 350°F
 * Soak bread in half the milk, squeeze out excess milk back into the remaining milk Mash bread with a fork.
 * Heat oilin medium sauté pan. Stir in onions. Cook over medium heat until transparent. Add ground beef. Cook until lightly browned and crumbly. Add mashed bread to the meat mixture.
 * Add curry, sugar, salt, pepper, turmeric, vinegar, raisins, chutney to the beef mixture. Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish, and place leaves on top.
 * Bake for 30 minutes


 * Beat egg with remaining milk and pour over mixture and bake for another 25 - 30 minutes.

Serve with yellow rice (add a dash of turmeric to make yellow) and chutney.