Bobotie Samosas
1 Hour
Serves
60
Ingredients:
Filling:
1kg lamb and springbok mince
Butter and vegetable oil
2 onions chopped
10ml Roasted Masala
5ml turmeric
2 slices of bread, crumbled
60ml milk
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 small lemon
1 egg
5ml salt
5ml milled black pepper
100g dried apricots, chopped
1 Granny smith apple peeled, cored and finely chopped
60ml sultanas
250ml beef stock
Samosas:
Filo pastry
Egg white for sealing samoosas
Heat a little butter and oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until translucent. Stir in the masala and turmeric, cook briefly until fragrant.
Mix in the meat and fry gently until lightly sealed. Mix together with the crumbs, milk, lemon zet and juice, egg, salt, pepper, apricots, apple, sultanas and stock and mix in.
Cover and cook over very low heat for about one hour until the meat is tender, stirring occationally. Check the seasoning and adjust if necessary. Allow to cool completely. Refrigerate overnight if necessary
Cut filo pastry into three strips. Place about 20ml of the filling at end of each strip and brush pastry with egg white. Fold pastry over the filling diagonal and continue to fold until you reach the end of the pastry. Press edges firmly with your fingers to seal. Continue until all the pastry and filling have been used up. Layering the samosas on a tray interleaved with waxed paper as you go.
Deep fry the samosas in hot oil until crips and golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve warm.