Bobotie, from the Cape Recipe

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Bobotie, from the Cape
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  1. *It might not be easy to find the breyani mix of spices we can get here. But it is only a mix of some or all of the following spices, which you could mix yourself and crush or process coarsely: fennel seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, pimento berries, cardamom, black pepper, star anise, bay leaves and cassia or cinnamon sticks.
  2. Set oven at 350 deg F/180 deg Celsius For fan/convection ovens the heat can be 10 deg. lower.
  3. In a small bowl, tear up the slices of bread roughly, and pour over the 1/2 cup milk. Set aside.
  4. Peel and chop the onion. Heat about 3 tablespoons oil in a large pot. Fry the onion over medium heat until translucent.
  5. Add the curry powder, coarsely crushed breyani spices and turmeric. Stir, and let the spices fry for a few minutes. Add more oil if they stick: usually quite a bit of oil is needed.
  6. Add the chopped, peeled tomato, sugar, grated apple and lemon rind and stir through. Fry for a minute, then add the meat.
  7. Break up the meat so that the ground meat is loose. Add the salt. Stir often, and mix through with the spice mixture.
  8. Add the apricot jam, and stir so it melts into the meat mixture.
  9. When the meat is sort of medium done, remove the pot from the heat. Stir through and let cool a little.
  10. Take the bread which has been soaking in the milk, and break it up into wet crumbs. The bread will have absorbed all the milk. Add the milky crumbs to the meat mixture, and mix through.
  11. Break the egg in a bowl, whisk, and add the milk.
  12. Add this milk-egg mixture to the meat as well.
  13. Turn into a greased oven dish, and stud with almonds on top. Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
  14. Whisk the last egg with the milk and enough turmeric to turn the mixture a nice yellow colour. Take the meat out of the oven, pour over the custard, and bake about 15 minutes longer, or until the egg custard has set.
  15. Serve with Yellow Rice (Begrafnisrys), a green vegetable such as broccoli, and a salad.
  16. After tasting the bobotie, feel free to play around with the spices next time!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2393.89 Kcal (10023 kJ)
Calories from fat 1778.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 197.66g 304%
Cholesterol 138.94mg 46%
Sodium 1029.97mg 43%
Potassium 2942.49mg 63%
Total Carbs 94.2g 31%
Sugars 35.2g 141%
Dietary Fiber 36.83g 147%
Protein 101.08g 202%
Vitamin C 5.8mg 10%
Iron 14.2mg 79%
Calcium 996.4mg 100%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 369.49 Kcal (1547 kJ)
Calories from fat 274.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.51g 304%
Cholesterol 21.45mg 46%
Sodium 158.97mg 43%
Potassium 454.17mg 63%
Total Carbs 14.54g 31%
Sugars 5.43g 141%
Dietary Fiber 5.68g 147%
Protein 15.6g 202%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 10%
Iron 2.2mg 79%
Calcium 153.8mg 100%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 63.5
    Points
  • 67
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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