SOUTH AFRICA - Food

South African Meatloaf

One of South Africa's most popular dishes is a form of meatloaf called Bobotie. Food in South Africa varies by region, and Bobotie is considered a Cape Town or Western Cape dish, but it is so popular throughout the country that it is sometimes considered one of South Africa's signature dishes. It is a slightly sweet meatloaf flavored with curry spices, dried apricots and almonds, and is topped with whipped eggs. It arrived in South Africa several hundred years ago from the East Indies and became one of the signature dishes of Cape Town's "coloured" community.

Recipe for meatloaf :

1 slice of stale bread (white or brown)
1 tablespoon of milk
25 g of blanched almonds
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of curry powder
2 eggs
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of salt
A pinch of ground black pepper
A pinch of turmeric powder
The juice of one lemon
3 tablespoons of sweet and sour sauce with finely chopped mango
40 g of raisins finely chopped
1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
900 g of minced beef

It takes 1 hour 55 minutes in the oven to be ready

1. Preheat your oven to 180 º C ( gas mark 6 ). In a bowl, soak the bread in the milk. Fry the almonds in a pan and chop finely .
2 . Heat oil in a pan. Fry the onions and garlic until they are golden brown. Add the curry.
3 . Squeeze the bread and put the excess milk aside. In a bowl, combine onion , bread and all the ingredients (except eggs ) .
4. Butter a loaf pan. Fill the mold with the mixture and smooth the surface. Bake for 1 hour.
Beat 5 eggs with the milk and pour over meatloaf. Bake an additional 20 minutes until the surface is golden brown.

South African melktert

Meaning "milk tart" in Afrikaans, Melktert is a South African dessert. This is a sweet pastry crust containing a creamy filling made ​​with milk, flour, sugar and eggs.

The ratio of milk to egg is higher than in a traditional European cream tart or pie Chinese eggs
resulting in a lighter texture and a stronger milk flavor.

It takes 1 hour 20 minutes to be ready

45 g of melted butter
200 g of caster sugar
3 egg yolks
150 g of flour
1 teaspoon of yeast
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract liquid
1 l of milk
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
! Teaspoon of caster sugar

1. Preheat your oven to 190 ° C. Grease a pie plate.
2 . In a large bowl , beat together the butter and sugar until the mixture is smooth. Add the egg yolks and beat . Stir in flour, baking powder and salt and mix well. Add vanilla and milk. In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form solid. Add to the other mixture and mix gently with a wooden spoon. Pour into a pie plate and sprinkle the top with a sugar and cinnamon powder mixture .
3. Bake for 25 minutes, then reduce temperature to 165 ° C. Cook for 25-30 minutes, until the center is fixed. Serve hot or cold .

Ibrahim & Luis