Receta Ostrich Bobotie With Braaid Mealie Meal Cakes Recipe
As soon as I saw the challenge theme and ingredients for round 3 of Freshly Blogged I knew I was going to make bobotie – or a version thereof, using the ostrich sausage. To me, bobotie is the quintessential South African dish, together with melk tart, koeksisters and mealie pap! Given that mealie meal was one of our ingredients I knew this was going to be a real challenge for me. I have probably tried to make mealie pap 5 times before, and it has not worked for me once. I have used various recipes to no avail. I decided that I would make mealie meal cakes, and I was so relieved when they worked out perfectly. I also braaid for the first time ever, and in a howling South Easter it was a real challenge. This dish has bites that alternate between sweet due to the dried fruit and spicy from the curry powder. Accompanied by chutney and a glass of the Drostdy-Hof Claret that I also used for cooking, the dish is warming and hearty.
Ostrich Bobotie With Braaid Mealie Meal Cakes Recipe
Ingredients:
- For the mealie meal cakes
- 250mls water
- 250mls milk
- 2.5mls salt
- 100g mealie meal
- Salt flakes for sprinkling
- For the ostrich bobotie
- 15mls olive oil
- 15g butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 10mls mild curry powder
- 2.5mls ground cinnamon
- 500g ostrich sausage, taken out of the casing
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 30mls mild chutney
- 125mls Red Wine
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 130g mix of dried peaches and dried apricots, chopped
- 100g green beans cut into bite size pieces
- Chutney for serving
- For the bobotie topping
- 2 eggs
- 100mls cream
- 100mls milk
- 0.625mls ground cinnamon
Method:
For the mealie meal cakes
Line a 24cm square baking tin (or closest size you have)
Bring the water and the milk to the boil in a medium sized pot
Slowly whisk in the mealie meal
Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and continue whisking for 5 minutes
Quickly pour the mealie meal into the baking tin and flatten it with a spatula
Leave to cool
For the ostrich bobotie
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat
When hot add the butter
Once the butter has melted sauté the onions until soft
Add the spices and cook until aromatic
Add the ostrich meat and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks
Add the zest and cook for one minute
Add the lemon juice, chutney and wine
Season to taste and cook until the liquid has reduced by half
Add the dried fruit and mix in
Remove from the heat and leave to cool
To serve
Light your braai and preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
Add the beans to the meat and mix in
Make the topping by whisking together the eggs, cream, milk and cinnamon
Transfer the meat to an oven proof dish
Pour the topping over the meat
Place the dish into a roasting pan and fill the pan halfway with hot water
Bake for 25 minutes
Cut 6 squares out of the mealie meal
Brush both sides with olive oil
Cook for 2 minutes a side on the braai (if you don’t have a braai, use a griddle pan on the stove)
Sprinkle with salt flakes once you remove them from the heat
Serve a square of mealie meal cake with a square of the bobotie and some chutney on the side
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Disclaimer: This challenge was sponsored by Drostdy-Hof for the Freshly Blogged Challenge. This disclaimer is in line with my blogging policy.
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I am a foodie who is passionate about regional and seasonal produce. I live in a cottage by the sea with my husband, our three dogs, a tortoise and a fish. We are busy building a house which is an adventure all in itself. Each year we visit a new place to experience the food of the area.