South African Maize Porridge Superior
Ingredients
- 200 gram (400 ml) maize meal
- 1 litre boiling water
- 8 milliliter salt
- 125 - 250 g bacon
- oil
- 285 gram tin creamed mushrooms (or fresh sauteed mushrooms)
- 100 gram (250 ml) grated cheddar cheese
- 50 milliliter cream or evaporated milk (optional but very good)
- 2 onions, cut and sauteed in butter or margarine
- 410 gram tin tomatoes, chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Prepare the maize porridge using the maize meal, boiling water and salt. In the meantime fry the bacon until crisp and crumble it. Add oil to the bacon fat to make 50 ml and pour into a casserole of about 22 cm in diameter. Layer the maize porridge and remaining ingredients alternately in the casserole. Pour over the cream and bake for 45 - 60 minutes. (The maize meal can be made in the microwave as follows: Stir the maize meal and salt with a fork into the boiling water and microwave for 10 minutes at 100% power. Stir frequently to prevent the forming of lumps.