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Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour

Ingredients

1 kg pumpkin, peeled and cubed
4 cups water
salt, to taste
2 T brown sugar
240 g maize meal
100 g butter

Method

1. Place the pumpkin and water in a large saucepan and cook over a medium heat for 20 minutes or until very soft.

2. Add thesalt and sugar. Using a stick blender, blend the pumpkin to make a purée. Transfer to a saucepan, then gradually whisk the maize meal into the pumpkin purée.

3. Cook over a medium-low heat for 30–40 minutes, stirring often with a wooden spoon until the maize meal is no longer coarse. Stir in the butter and check the seasoning. Serve warm.

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