Bobotie (South African Spiced Meatloaf)

Ingredients

US measurements with metric in parentheses.

• 1 slice white bread, soaked in ½ cup (120 ml) milk
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1½ lb (680 g) ground beef
• 2 tbsp (14 g) mild curry powder
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) apricot jam or chutney
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) vinegar
• ¼ cup (35 g) raisins
• 1 tsp (6 g) salt
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup (120 ml) milk
• 3 bay leaves
• Yellow rice to serve

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x9-inch (23 cm) baking dish.
2. Cook the onion in oil 5 minutes. Add garlic and curry powder and cook 1 minute.
3. Add the beef and cook 7 to 8 minutes until browned. Squeeze the milk from the bread (reserving the milk), mash the bread, and stir it in with jam, vinegar, raisins and salt.
4. Press the mixture into the dish.
5. Whisk the eggs with the reserved milk and ½ cup fresh milk. Pour over the meat and top with bay leaves.
6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until the custard is set and the meat is at 160°F (71°C). Serve with yellow rice.