Best Bobotie Pie Recipes

SOUTH AFRICAN SHEPHERD'S PIE (BOBOTIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place bread in a bowl and cover with milk. Let sit until ready to use, turning if necessary to make sure the entire piece of bread is soaked.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil and then the onions, chilies, and ginger with a bit of salt to draw out the moisture. Saute for 4 to 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add in the garlic and spices and saute for another 30 seconds to a minute, until the garlic is fragrant. (If necessary, add a bit of water to slow the cooking down.)
• Increase the heat to medium-high and push the vegetables aside a bit. Combine the different ground meats if necessary and add the ground meat and brown for 3 to 4 minutes. You can add a drizzle of canola oil if your pan is looking very dry. You want to develop color and deepen the flavor of the ground meat. Using a wooden spoon or a spatula, break up the meat with the onions and spices to mix. Add the preserves, malt vinegar, and tomato and season with salt. Lower heat and simmer uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes for all of the flavors to meld. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Transfer mixture to a bowl using a slotted spoon and let cool briefly. Wring out excess milk from the bread and add to the meat mixture. Mix thoroughly, breaking up the bread, and season if necessary. Fill 4 (10-ounce) ramekins 3/4 full with meat mixture and place ramekins in a roasting pan or baking dish.
• Combine eggs, heavy cream, and pinch of salt and pour to fill ramekins to the top.
• You want to bake these in a water bath, so fill the roasting pan or baking dish with boiling water until it comes at least halfway up the sides of the ramekins (see Cook's Notes).
• Cook at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until the custard is set. You want the custard to be supple, so don't overcook or it turns into an omelet topping. If it jiggles a bit in the center, that's fine. Just let it sit in the water bath once you've taken it out of the oven to firm up a bit.
• Let cool for a few minutes before serving. Serve in the ramekins topped with chopped chives.

SOUTH AFRICAN SHEPHERD'S PIE (BOBOTIE)

Steps:

• Place slice of white bread in a bowl and cover with milk (enough to saturate) and set aside.
• Heat cooking oil in frying pan. Add onions and garlic to pan and sauté. In small bowl, stir together curry, jam, worchestershire, turmeric then add to pan.
• Add ground beef and stir until lightly browned, then remove from heat.
• Drain excess milk from bread and mash with one egg. Add to beef and mix well. Press mixture into casserole dish.
• Topping:.
• In small bowl, combine milk, 1 egg, and remaining turmeric. Pour over casserole (do not mix in).
• Place in 350° oven for 45 minutes or until topping is golden (1 hour if doubled).
• Serve over rice. I add a Tsp of turmeric to my rice while cooking to complement the casserole :).

BOBOTIE PIE

Steps:

• Saute the onion until transparent, then add the curry powder, meat, vinegar, sugar chutney and salt.
• Bring to the boil then remove from heat. Soak the bread in the milk, squeeze out (reserving the milk) and mash into mince. Add 1 egg, beaten, and mix well.
• Beat the second egg with the reserved milk, season with salt and pepper. Line a 25 cm pie dish with shortcrust pastry rolled out about 5mm thick. Turn the mince into the pie-dish, pour over the milk and egg.
• Bake in a 200C oven for ten minutes then turn the oven down to 180C and bake for another 20-25 minutes until pastry is golden and custard is set and brown.

BOBOTIE (BEEF PIE)

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan.
• Add the onions and sauté for 5 minutes, then add the apple and cook for another minute.
• Add the chopped beef and combine.
• Squeeze out the excess milk from the bread slices, then tear up and add to pot.
• Add the curry powder, raisins, almonds, lemon juice, egg, and turmeric, and stir well.
• Place mixture in a greased 9 x 13" baking dish.
• Place bay leaves vertically in the casserole.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes, then remove from the oven.
• Mix together the egg and milk, then pour it over the Bobotie. Bake for 15 more minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.