Flame-grilled mielies
4
Easy
10 minutes
15 minutes"Smoky mielies, or umbona owojiweyo, are found on street corners in CBDs and ekasi across the land. They are simply boiled or put straight on the fire with no fat, grilled until golden brown and enjoyed with a few shakes of salt. Mielies shouldn’t really be replaced with sweetcorn; delicious as it is, they don’t have the same toothsome chewiness.” – Khanya Mzongwana
Ingredients
Method
- For the sunflower butter:
- 50 g (one bunch) sunflower petals (one bunch)
- 250 g butter, softened
- 1 T Maldon salt For the mielies:
- 4 mielies
- 1 T canola oil
Method
Ingredients
1. To make the butter, place the flower petals in a mortar and pestle and crush until half-chunky, half-smooth in texture. Fold the crushed petals into the butter. Set aside until ready to serve.
2. Heat a grill. Rub the mielies with the oil and grill until golden brown and fragrant. Slather with the sunflower petal butter, sprinkle with Maldon salt and serve.
Photographs: Toby Murphy And Jan Ras
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Food Assistant: Emma Nkunzana
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