Hive Top Chef! | Pickled! - Pickled Onion Bobotie

in Qurator3 years ago

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Pickling food of course lengthens its life span so to speak, therefore it's no wonder that pickles have been around for thousands of years.
Even though we have refrigerators and freezers today, pickling still is a great way of preserving excess fresh produce and of course adding that zing to fresh veggies and even fruit.

It is said that pickled cucumbers dates back to 2030 BC, when cucumbers were pickled in the Tigris Valley in India.

The word “pickle” comes from the Dutch pekel or northern German pókel, meaning “salt” or “brine,” two very important components in the pickling process.
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My absolute favourite pickled veg is Beetroot, and here is a spiced sweet and sour Beetroot I made a while back.
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Not sure if I could call this a pickle, but here I used Brandy and a sugar syrup to preserve Apricots when they were in abundance; made a nice gift for that special friend; delicious served on vanilla Ice Cream.
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However, today I will be using Sweet & Sour Hot Pickled Onions as a twist on the traditional South African dish called Bobotie, and serve it with a sweet & sour green Mango Pickle as well as a Peach Chutney.
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The name of this dish, Bobotie, is said to have originated from the Malayan word boemboe which means curry spices; while others say it originated from the Indonesian dish called Bobotok; the latter however is nothing like the Bobotie first made by the Cape Malay people.

Spiced ground Lamb or Beef cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, curry spices, citrus leaves, dried fruit or chutney and almonds traditionally is used; the flavours are sealed in with a delicious baked egg custard topping.
Bobotie traditionally is served with yellow rice and sambals and is perfect for a cold winter's night.

I've incorporated halved sweetish hot pickled onions into my Bobotie and it really added an extra zing to this dish.

THE RECIPE

  • 1 Onion, diced
  • 1-2 Carrots, grated
  • 750 gram ground Beef or Lamb
  • 1 Tbsp Masala
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • Cinnamon stick
  • Bay leaves
  • 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
  • 1 piece Ginger, grated
  • Juice & rind of 1/2 Lemon
  • 3 Tbsp Hot Chutney
  • Fresh Citrus leaves
  • 1/2 cup fresh Breadcrumbs
  • Salt to taste
  • Pickled Onions, halved
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 2 Eggs

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Sautee onions & carrots in a little oil
Add ground meat and spices, stir till meat is browned.
Add remaining ingredients except pickled onions, milk & eggs and cook for about 10 min.
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Spoon into ovenproof dish.
Arrange pickled onions in between meat.
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Beat milk & eggs, adding salt to taste & pour over meat.
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Bake for approx 30 min or till custard is set.
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Serve with yellow rice, chutney or green mango pickles.
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BON APPETIT FRIENDS!

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This has been my contribution for the exciting weekly @qurator foodie contest,
Qurator's: Hive Top Chef! | Pickled!
I do hope you enjoyed it, and thank you for popping into my kitchen :)
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I don't know why I didn't make bobotie this winter! Rather weird as it was kind of on the list of choices at different times. Your recipe is interesting - the variations on the theme with the pickled onions has got me thinking. I've never thought of using them other than raw and cold. Now, it's making me wonder how they would be in dishes other than bobotie!

I am glad to see that I'm not the only one who sautes the onion and browns the meat before doing the other stuff: the recipe I have, doesn't do that but I do!

Sauteeing onions & browning meat is a must in my eye, no matter what the recipe says, except of course meat balls which is a totally different story!
I'm not big into Bobotie but enjoy it now and again; I'm sure sweet & sour pickled onions would be good in many other dishes.
Always nice seeing you here Fiona, hope you and hubby are keeping well!
We've been extremely busy again, such a relief!

Another amazing dish on the table, we are so fortunate having so many different cultures in our country, learning from their dishes at a young age.

Babotie definitely something we enjoyed regularly @lizelle each has a slight twist in taste making it ever interesting.

Thank you for stopping by Joan, this one added a tarty bite to the bobotie, everyone enjoyed the change;)

I just love pickled onions so that would have suited me completely. Have a wonderful new week.

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Thank you so much for the encouragement, really appreciate it:)

@lizelle, you always seem to amaze me with your recipes.
It looks delicious 😋

Thank you @farm-mom, it is a comforting traditional dish with a twist added with the pickled onions.
Hope you're keeping well!

Hi @lizelle, that looks super delicious, yummy! 18 ingredients wow this is a super dish that needs extra preparations Thanks for sharing this great dish. Have a Nice Day and take care, cheers, ainie

It is quite a spicy traditional dish, loads of ingredients come to think of it;)
Thank you for your input @ainie.kashif!
Are you making Halloween candy this week, must check out your blog;)

This looks so delicious Lizelle. Nothing like a good old South African recipe and your photographs are always so good

Thank you my friend, I always forget about Bobotie yet it's so easy to make;)
Hope you're keeping well.