Bobotie is a great traditional South African meat dish and is a delicious slightly spicy version of meatloaf (only way better!) and super for holiday parties. This is especially yummy in winter or cold with a salad in summer. I’ve modified the traditional recipe as follows: added carrots and garlic, replaced the sugar with apple, did not use bread in the recipe, replaced cows milk with rice milk – and recommend organic produce and grass-fed or wild meat, plus organic or pastured eggs.
Trudy’s Bobotie
- 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
- 2 onions, peeled and sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped (more if you’re brave – I always use tons of garlic!)
- 4 medium carrots, thinly chopped or grated
- 2 pounds/1 kg good quality grass-fed ground beef or bison
- 1/2 cup rice milk (or organic raw cows milk if you are ok with dairy)
- 1 tablespoon medium curry powder or garam masla
- 1 small apple , finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup seedless organic raisins
- 2 tablespoons chutney (find Mrs Balls South African chutney at World Markets)
- 3 medium organic or pastured eggs
Cook onions and garlic over medium heat in oil until onions are transparent. Add ground beef and carrots. Cook until lightly browned and crumbly.
Add curry, apple, salt, pepper, turmeric, vinegar, raisins, chutney to the beef mixture and mix. Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish and bake for 30 minutes in preheated 350°F oven.
Beat eggs with milk and pour over the cooked meat and bake for a further 30 minutes.
Serve with brown rice, steamed veggies and extra chutney.
Serves: 6
This was delicious! Inspired me to make some the next night. Thanks Trudy!
Julie – so glad you enjoyed it! so super to see you and your beautiful family!
Hugs
Trudy
Awesome – my man will love that – could also do a vegetarian version with chickpeas and zucchini and maybe pumpkin??
Heidi
Sounds like a plan!
Sounds great, and when I’m back at home in my own country and kitchen I’m going to give it a try. Thanks!
Sue
Trudy,
Thank you for the recipe I will have to try it.
Heidi’s suggestion looks interesting as well.
MMMmmm….
Mitch
Trudy,
I drooled all over my keyboard. Looks so YUMMY!
Kiyla Fenell
Trudy,
I’m going to give this recipe to our personal chef to make. Thank you.
Dr. Robert Fenell
That sounds delicious!
I’m always looking for new ideas, and this is something I’ve never tried before.
This looks really delicious Trudy! I am going to make it his week. I have never heard of bobotie so am excited to try a South African dish. Yum, yum, yum! Thank you for sharing!
It really is so delicious – let me know how you liked it!
Trudy I cooked this for my husband tonight and he loved it and wanted third helpings!
Hugs
Heidi Alexandra
Heidi
That is so great – thank so much for coming back here to let me know! It usually is a big hit so I’m glad your husband enjoyed it so much
Yummy! Looks amazing. I can’t wait to try it. Thank you Trudy 🙂
Look pretty darn good…will have to try this out sometime this week (don’t laugh, I actually do cook every once in a while).
Thanks for sharing!
Phil
Good for you Phil!
Trudy,
Yum! I can almost smell and taste it.
What time’s dinner?!! LOL
Thank you for the recipe, I look forward
to trying it!
Linda