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Ostrich bobotie
20 minutes cooking time | 35 minutes preparation time
DESCRIPTION
INGREDIENTS
Serves 4
- 500 g Klein Karoo Ostrich Mince
- 1 slice white bread
- 250 ml milk
- 1 onion, chopped
- ½ apple, grated
- 40 g butter
- 20 ml curry powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 2 tablespoons fruit chutney
- ¼ cup almonds, chopped
- ¼ cup raisins
- 15 ml lemon juice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 200 ml cream
- 2 eggs
- 2 bay leaves
Method:
- Soak the bread in the milk.
- Grease an ovenproof dish and set the oven to 180 °C.
- Lightly brown the ostrich mince in a hot pan with a little olive oil.
- Cook the onion and apple slowly in the butter until soft but not coloured.
- Add the turmeric and curry powder and cook for one minute.
- Mix the apple and onion with the meat, chutney, almonds, raisins and lemon juice.
- Drain and mash bread and reserve milk.
- Fork the bread into the meat.
- Season with salt and pepper, pile into the dish.
- Meanwhile, mix the eggs with the reserved milk and cream.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour this over the meat mixture, place the bay leaves on top.
- Stand dish in a larger pan of water (this is important to prevent drying out) and bake, uncovered for 30-35 minutes or until the custard has set and browned.
Serve with rice, tomato sambal, and fennel salad.
Recipe: Chef Jodi-Ann Pearton