Mieliepap with Maas

Name: Mieliepap with Maas
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 cup fine white maize meal; 2 cups cold water; 1.5 to 2 cups boiling water; 1/2 tsp salt; 1.5 tbsp butter; sugar, to serve; 1.5 cups maas, or thick, tangy cultured buttermilk as a practical substitute

by CommunityKitchen

South AfricanEasy25 minServes 4

A South African maize meal porridge eaten for breakfast with tangy soured milk, one of a family of pap dishes that shift from breakfast to braai side simply by changing the water ratio.

Per
serving

260kcal

8gprotein

42gcarbs

7gfat

Ingredients

1 cup fine white maize meal
2 cups cold water
1.5 to 2 cups boiling water
1/2 tsp salt
1.5 tbsp butter
sugar, to serve
1.5 cups maas, or thick, tangy cultured buttermilk as a practical substitute

Before you cook

Mix the maize meal with the 2 cups cold water in a bowl, stirring until completely smooth with no lumps.

Steps

Bring the 1.5 to 2 cups water and the salt to a boil in a pot.
Pour the maize meal paste into the boiling water gradually, stirring continuously.
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and let the porridge steam for 5 minutes.
Stir the porridge vigorously to smooth it out.
Continue simmering on low heat, stirring every couple of minutes, for 15 minutes until thick and creamy.
If the porridge becomes too thick, stir in a little more boiling water.
Stir in the butter.
Spoon the porridge into bowls.
Serve with sugar to taste and a generous pour of maas alongside.

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