Ingredients

Method

• 140 g maize meal
• 1 t salt
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 cups warm milk
• 2 cups boiling water
• butter, for serving
• brown sugar, for serving

Method

Ingredients

1. Using a wooden spoon, stir the maize meal, salt and cold water in a medium saucepan until any lumps have dissolved.

2. Add the milk and boiling water and stir until combined. Place over a high heat and stir until the mixture starts to boil and turns creamy. Take care that the porridge doesn’t splatter, it burns! Keep stirring for 5 minutes.

3. Turn off the heat, cover with a lid and steam for 5 minutes. Transfer to serving bowls, dot with butter and sprinkle generously with sugar.

Cook’s note:
If you like milk with your porridge, flavour the milk with a cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil together, leave to cool until lukewarm and remove the cinnamon stick before you serve the porridge.

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Videographer: Romy Wilson
Photographer: Jan Ras
Production: Herman Lensing