Baked Beef Curry With Custard Topping (Bobotie) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb Grnd beef
• or possibly lamb
• 1 c. Soft bread crumbs
• 1 c. Lowfat milk
• 1 med Minced onion
• 1/4 c. Slivered almonds
• minced
• 1/4 c. Raisins
• 1 Tbsp. Lemon juice
• 2 tsp Curry pwdr
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper
• 2 x Large eggs
• beaten
• 1 c. Lowfat milk Paprika

Instructions

1. Mix beef, bread crumbs, 1 c. lowfat milk, 1 egg, the onion, almonds, raisins, lemon juice, curry pwdr (you can use 2-3 tsp.
2. ), salt and pepper.
3. Spread mix in ungreased 2-qt casserole.
4. Cook uncovered in 325 degree oven 45 min; drain excess fat.
5. Mix beaten Large eggs and 1 c. lowfat milk; pour over beef mix.
6. Sprinkle with paprika.
7. Place casserole in oblong pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, on oven rack.
8. Pour very warm water, (1 inch) into pan.
9. Cook uncovered till beef is done and custard is set, about 30 min.
10. Garnish with lemon slices and pimiento if you like.
11. Cut into wedges to serve
12. NOTES : In the seventeenth century, when Holland maintained a virtual monopoly on the spice trade, the Dutch East India Company decided to
13. establish a permanent refreshment station at Capetown for ships
14. sailing from the Netherlands to the Indian Ocean on the sea route
15. blazed by Vasco da Gama.
16. The Dutch settlement of South Africa
17. quicked followed, and the flavor of curry made with Indian spices
18. attracted many South African fans.
19. Today bobotie is as characteristic
20. of the food of South Africa as the tortilla is of Mexico.