Bobotie

Lightly curried beef or ground lamb
topped with a creamy egg custard.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions, peeled and sliced
2 1/4 pounds minced beef or lamb
1 thick slice of white bread
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground pepper (about 1/2 teaspoon)
3/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 1/2 tablespoons malt vinegar
1/2 cup seedless raisins
2 tablespoons fruit chutney
2 bay or fresh lemon leaves
2 medium eggs

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat oil in pan and saute onions
over medium heat until transparent.
Add minced meat and cook
until lightly browned and crumbly.
Soak bread in half the milk, squeeze out the excess liquid,
and mash with a fork. Pour the squeezed-out milk back
into the remaining milk and set aside.
Add the mashed bread, curry powder, sugar,
salt, pepper, turmeric, vinegar, raisins,
and chutney to fried meat and onions and mix.
Spoon mixture into a greased baking dish,
and place bay or lemon leaves on top.
Bake in oven for 50-60 minutes.
Beat eggs with milk and pour over
the mixture approximately 25-30 minutes
before the end of baking time.