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Skinny Bobotie

Serves 6-8

 

Ingredients

1 thick slice of brown bread, crust removed

80ml skimmed milk

30ml olive oil

2 onions, finely chopped

400g Big Brown mushrooms, finely chopped

400g lean beef mince

15ml mild curry powder

10ml turmeric

60ml lite chutney

20ml white wine vinegar

5ml salt

30ml raisins (optional)

6 lemon leaves (optional)

EGG CUSTARD

2 eggs

250ml skimmed milk

pinch of salt

 

Method

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Soak the brown bread in the milk to soften. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan and fry the onion until soft and lightly browned. Add the mushrooms and fry until dry.

2 Add the meat and cook for about 10 minutes while loosening it with the back of a fork. Cook until you see no juices in the bottom of the pan. Add the bread, curry powder, turmeric, chutney, vinegar, salt and raisins, if using, and mix well. Gently cook for a further 5 minutes. Spoon the mixture into a 25×20 cm baking dish or bake in individual dishes.

3 Roll up the lemon leaves, if using, and insert them in an upright position in the meat mixture.

4 For the egg custard, beat the eggs and milk together and season. Gently pour the egg mixture over the meat. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the custard has set. Serve with chutney, rice and tomato and onion salad.