These South African bobotie phyllo pies make a scrumptious appetizer snack to serve at a celebration. Burn up any leftover bobotie or make a brand new batch only for these pies. It is going to be so price it.
Phyllo pastry is customized subsequently minimal effort is concerned with this recipe. Phyllo is kind of forgiving and straightforward to work with. You’ll be able to wrap absolutely anything in these flaky layers and immediately give it the WOW issue. Who doesn’t need straightforward and spectacular?
I had a giant Bobotie left over after making it for one more challenge, so determined to whip up these pies. Bobotie – for the good thing about any worldwide readers who are usually not certain what it’s, is an area South African dish of savoury mince with fruit chutney and an egg custard on the highest.
It’s extraordinarily moist, has a gentle curry flavour and would usually be served with yellow rice and sambals. It might sound a bit unusual nevertheless it’s very scrumptious. It’s of Malay origin and has been round these elements because the seventeenth Century.
Methods to make bobotie phyllo pies:
To make these bobotie phyllo pies, combine the custard layer with the mince into the cooled bobotie after which merely fill these pies and roll them up into triangles.
I used the identical methodology as I did with my sweetcon & cheese phyllo pies, zesty spinach and feta phyllo pies and my leek, mushroom, and Parmesan phyllo pies.
Brush the completed pies with melted butter and scatter over sesame seeds (choice) earlier than putting them on a baking tray and baking in a 180C/350F oven for about 25 minutes till golden brown.
The bobotie phyllo ies will also be mad in an Air Fryer as I did with my straightforward air fryer zucchini and cheese phyllo pies.
Serve along with your favorite fruit chutney to dip into.
Freezing & storing bobotie phyllo pies
These phyllo pies will be frozen earlier than they’re baked. Wrap them in plastic wrap and when you’re able to bake them, merely thaw them, brush them with melted butter and bake as per the directions.
Should you freeze them after being baked, merely thaw and reheat them within the oven at 180C/350F for 8 minutes or in an air fryer for about 4 – 5 minutes at 180C/350F.
This recipe for bobotie is customized from Karolie de Koster and will be discovered right here.
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Bobotie pies:
- 8 sheets phyllo pastry 2 sheets make 4 x pies
- 200 g Kerrygold salted butter melted
- Chutney to serve
Bobotie:
- 500 g lean beef or lamb mince
- 1 giant onion peeled and coarsely grated or chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 4 tsp 20ml medium curry powder
- 1 tsp 5ml sizzling or further medium curry powder or garam masala
- ½ tsp 2.5ml turmeric
- 1/2 tsp 1ml floor coriander
- 1/2 tsp 1ml floor ginger
- 1/2 tsp 1ml blended dried herbs
- pinch cayenne pepper or chilli powder
- ½ crimson or inexperienced pepper finely diced
- 1 giant Granny Smith unpeeled inexperienced apple finely diced or coarsely grated
- 2 slices white or brown bread crusts eliminated
- ½ cup 125ml milk
- 1 tsp 5ml salt
- 1 tsp 5ml baking powder
- 2 – 3 tbsp 30ml apricot jam or fruit chutney (I used Mrs Balls)
- 1 tbsp 15ml white vinegar
- 1 tsp 2.5ml beef inventory powder (or one sachet of inventory focus)
- 1/3 cup 80ml raisins or sultanas, soaked in sizzling water to plump up
Topping:
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup 125ml milk
- ¼ tsp 1ml salt
- 6 – 8 coarsely chopped cashew nuts non-obligatory
- lemon or bay leaves non-obligatory
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To make the bobotie, place the meat, onion, garlic and spices in a bigger non-stock frying and stir-fry over average warmth for about 5 minutes or till the meat is free and crumbly.
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Add the crimson pepper and apple and cook dinner 5 minutes extra till the meat is evenly browned.
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Pour the milk over the bread to moisten, and add this to the meat along with all remaining substances. Combine to mix, regulate seasoning to style and spoon into an ovenproof dish of an appropriate dimension. Press the mince down fairly firmly and clean the highest.
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Beat collectively the substances for the topping and pour this over the meat. Scatter the nuts excessive and stick a couple of lemon or bay leaves decoratively into the meat.
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Bake at 170ºC for about 30 till the topping has set and turned gentle golden brown.
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When you find yourself able to bake the pies, gently take away two sheets of phyllo pastry from the packaging – cowl the remaining pastry with a clear, damp tea towel to forestall it from drying out.
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Separate the pastry sheets and evenly brush one with melted butter, then place the unbrushed sheet on prime.
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Reduce the pastry sheets vertically/lengthways into 4 equal strips or, if you wish to make smaller pies, 5 items.
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Brush the strips with butter leaving the underside bit the place the filling goes in unbrushed.
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Place a spoonful of bobotie (a few dessert spoon full) on the backside finish of every piece of pastry and fold over to type a triangle.
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Proceed to fold the parcel over as you’re employed your method up the strip of pastry, sustaining the triangle form. Repeat with the opposite sheets of pastry.
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Calmly brush all sides of the triangle pies with melted butter.
To bake in an oven:
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Bake in an oven preheated to 180C/350F and place the pies on a big lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes till golden brown
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To bake in an air fryer:
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Preheat the air fryer to 180C/350F and relying on the dimensions of your basket cook dinner these in 3 – 4 batches for 12 minutes till golden.
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Serve with chutney on the facet or to dip the pies into.
These phyllo pies will be frozen earlier than they’re baked. Wrap in a plastic wrap and when able to bake merely thaw, brush with melted butter and bake as per the directions.
Should you freeze them after being baked, merely thaw and reheat them within the oven at 18-C for 8 minutes or in an air fryer for about 4 – 5 minutes at 180C/350F.
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