Bobotee

Bobotee

2 lb ground beef
2 thick slices white bread
1 cup milk
3 onions, chopped
butter
3 Tbsp curry powder (or paste)
1/2 tsp sugar
salt
juice of 1 lemon
10 almonds, slivered
3 eggs
1/2 cup strong beef stock
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup chopped parsley

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Grind meat coarsely Soak bread in some milk. Squeeze until dry; retain milk. Saute onions in butter. Add curry powder and continue to saute 1 minute. Add meat, sugar, salt, lemon juice, and almonds. Beat eggs; add half to meat mixture.

Whisk other half into milk. Thoroughly mix bread into meat mixture; add stock. Put meat mixture into greased oven proof dish; smooth top. Pour egg mixture over; top with bay leaves. Cook in oven 30 minutes or until set. Remove from oven. Serve with plain boiled rice and chutney.