Another inspiration from a cooking show I saw on the weekend. I just wanted to grab a spoon and dive through the screen. And as a bonus, it looked really easy to make. Note that I deviated a bit from the recipes I found online by not adding raisins (which both the Hubby and I detest) and some recipes added a sweet apricot chutney or the like. Again its something we aren’t fond of – the whole mixing of meat and fruit. Or adding sweetness to meat.
Bobotie is like a combination of a curry shepherds pie and the creamy top layer from moussaka. But it soaked through the beef layer and formed a nice thin crust on top. Both the Hubby and I enjoyed the pie, and I think it would be just as tasty with a puff pastry crust or even mashed potatoes.
As a side note, this could easily be done low carb by using a couple pieces of low carb bread.
Bobotie (Curry Beef Pie)
Ingredients
- 2 pieces white bread soaked in 1 cup buttermilk
Spice Mix
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice berries ground in spice grinder
- 2 tablespoons Madras curry
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Kashmir chili powder
Other
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 onion chopped small
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3 bay leaves
Topping
- 1 1/4 cups cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon spice mix
- 1/4 cup lightly toasted slivered almonds
Instructions
- Saute the onion in butter or olive oil until translucent.
- Add the beef and toss with onions until blended. Add half the seasoning mix and brown.
- Holding back 1 teaspoon of the spice mix (for the topping mix), add the rest of the spice mix and garlic when the beef has just finished browning.
- Remove the bread from the milk and add to the beef. Mix in until the bread has broken down and thickened the beef mix.
- Add the 3 bay leaves and pour into a casserole dish (I used my 3 inch deep pie plate). Gently pack down.
- Mix the cream, eggs and spice mix and pour over the beef.
- Sprinkle with the almonds
- Bake at 350°F fro 40-45 minutes until it has browned lightly on top.