Best Bobotie

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Step 2
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions in hot oil until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 3
Pour milk in a shallow dish. Soak bread in milk. Squeeze excess milk from bread and set milk aside.

Step 4
Add bread to beef mixture. Stir in raisins, chutney, curry powder, apricot jam, salt, and black pepper. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

Step 6
Whisk together reserved milk, egg, and a pinch of salt. Pour over top of beef mixture. Lay bay leaf on top of milk mixture.

Step 7
Continue baking until top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.