Maize meal recipes Archives

Braai recipes

Herby pap braai dippers

40 minutes

Cabbage recipes

Umfino (maize meal cooked with cabbage and leafy greens)

35–40 minutes

Braai recipes

Ipapa nezinso (Creamy braaipap with lamb kidney and chimichurri)

40 minutes

Five-ingredient recipes

Uphuthu namasi (dry pap with sour milk)

30 minutes

Chocolate recipes

White chocolate and tonka bean pap

20–30 minutes

Maize meal

Isigwaqane (maize and red beans)

30 minutes

Grain recipes

Umvubo/phuthu (crumbly pap and amasi)

25 minutes

Maize meal

Kgodu (pumpkin, peanut and maize porridge)

30 minutes

Braai recipes

Smooth-and-creamy pap

25 - 30

Chicken breast

Umfino pap with honey-mustard chicken

20 minutes

Maize meal

Grilled bacon mieliepap cakes

20 minutes

Breakfast recipes

Spicy sweetcorn mieliepap

30 minutes

Spicy sweetcorn mieliepap

Serves 2

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the porridge:

1 cup Woolworths super maize meal
1 cup cold water
4 cups boiling water
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 sprigs thyme, chopped
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For the spicy corn:

2 T extra virgin olive oil
3 spring onions, chopped
1 Serenade chilli, finely chopped
1 x 340 g can Woolworths whole corn kernels in brine, drained
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
parsley, roughly chopped, for serving

Method

In a medium-sized, heavy-based saucepan, mix the maize meal and cold water.
Place the saucepan over a medium heat, then add the remaining porridge ingredients. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
To make the spicy corn, place all the ingredients in a pan and sauté for 5–10 minutes, then season to taste.
Serve the porridge topped with spicy corn and garnish with parsley.

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Herby pap braai dippers

Umfino (maize meal cooked with cabbage and leafy greens)

Ipapa nezinso (Creamy braaipap with lamb kidney and chimichurri)

Uphuthu namasi (dry pap with sour milk)

White chocolate and tonka bean pap

Isigwaqane (maize and red beans)

Umvubo/phuthu (crumbly pap and amasi)

Kgodu (pumpkin, peanut and maize porridge)

Smooth-and-creamy pap

Umfino pap with honey-mustard chicken

Grilled bacon mieliepap cakes

Spicy sweetcorn mieliepap

Spicy sweetcorn mieliepap

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