Bobotie

Serves 6-8 1 slice white bread, crusts removed 300ml milk 30g butter 1 large onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 kg beef mince 1 tbsp medium-hot curry powder 90g dried apricots, chopped 90g blanched almonds, chopped 2 tbsp chutney 1 tbsp lemon juice Salt/pepper 2 eggs 30g flaked almonds

Original recipe from Mary Berry here Put the bread into a shallow dish. Sprinkle over 2 tbsp of milk and leave to soak for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan and add garlic and onion, and cook gently for a few minutes until soft. Increase the heat, add the beef and cook for 5 minutes until browned. Add the curry powder and cook stirring for 2 minutes. Add the chopped apricots and almonds, the chutney, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Mash the bread and milk in a dish then stir into minced beef. Turn into a overproof dish and bake in preheated over at 180oC for 35 minutes. Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk in the milk and salt/pepper to taste. Pour over the beef mixture, sprinkle with almonds and bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is set.