Venison Bobotie Recipe
Venison Bobotie Photo: Jackie Cameron
“You can’t get more South African than a spicy venison bobotie. We all know what to do with the top-end cut. Now try something different by taking the tougher but flavoursome sections; mincing them and making a juicy, aromatic venison bobotie. This must be accompanied with apricot ‘blatjang’ and yellow rice.”
Venison Bobotie Recipe
Ingredients:
40gr Salted Butter
40ml Sunflower Oil
2 (335gr) Onions, chopped
15ml Durban Masala
5ml Turmeric Powder
1kg Springbok or venison Mince
30ml White Wine Vinegar
15ml White Sugar
1Slice White Bread and 80ml Milk
75gr Raisins
45ml Fruit Chutney
1x Lemon, zest
1 (125gr) Apple, grated
Salt and Pepper
240ml Plain Yoghurt
3x Eggs
8x Bay Leaves
Method:
Heat a pot, add the butter and oil. Add the onions, cooking them well.
Add the masala and turmeric, allow cooking.
Then add the mince, while this is cooking add the vinegar and sugar.
Squeeze the milk out of the bread, then add the bread to the mince mixture.
Lastly add the raisins, fruit chutney, lemon zest and apple.
Season well.
Place this mixture in a greased tin (19cm x 23cm x 4cm). Mix the yoghurt and eggs together and place on top of the mince mixture. Garnish with bay leaves.
Place into pre-heated oven at 180ºC, for about 30 minutes or until cooked.
Serve with Apricot Blatjang and Yellow Rice.
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