Breakfast, lunch and dinner SORTED with these quick maize meal recipe ideas 🙌
Breakfast – Egg & Bacon Pap Cups
Ingredients:
For the stiff pap:
2 ½ cups water
1 cup White Star Quick Maize Meal
1 tbsp butter
Salt, to taste
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
For the egg mixture:
1-2 cups crispy bacon bits
6 eggs
1/3 cup milk
Salt & pepper, to taste
¾ cup grated cheese
Servings: 12 – 14 breakfast cups
Recipe:
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Grease a muffin tin well.
For the stiff pap:
1. Bring 1 ½ cups water to the boil in a medium pot. Mix the remaining 1 cup of water with 1 cup of White Star Quick Maize Meal to form a paste. Gradually add the maize meal paste while stirring, using a whisk. Cover with a lid. Bring to the boil and cook on medium heat for 4 – 5 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat and add the butter, cheese, salt & pepper. Stir until melted and combined. Allow to cool slightly.
3. Press a tablespoon or two of the cooked maize meal into each muffin hole (filling approximately half way).
For the egg mixture:
1. Whisk together the eggs, milk & seasoning. Add the crispy bacon to the egg mixture, reserving a 1/3rd to sprinkle over after baking. Pour the egg mixture over the maize meal layer in the muffin holes. Sprinkle a little cheese over each and bake for 20 - 25 minutes until the muffins are set & golden.
2. Sprinkle with the reserved crispy bacon.
3. Serve while warm and ENJOY!!
Lunch - Upside Down Pap & Wors
Ingredients:
For the stiff pap:
2 ½ cups water
1 cup White Star Quick Maize Meal
1 tbsp butter
Salt to taste
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
For the bowls:
2 tbsp oil, of choice
200 g boerewors, cooked
½ onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tin chopped tomatoes
2 tsp chutney
2 tsp butter
2 eggs, room temperature
Salt & Pepper, to taste
Fresh herbs, to garnish
Servings: 2 portions
Recipe:
For the stiff pap:
1. Bring 1 ½ cups water to the boil in a medium pot. Mix the remaining 1 cup of water with 1 cup of White Star Quick Maize Meal to form a paste. Gradually add the maize meal paste while stirring, using a whisk. Cover with a lid. Bring to the boil and cook on medium heat for 4 – 5 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat and add the butter, cheese, salt & pepper. Stir until melted and combined. Keep warm.
For the bowls:
1. Slice your cooked boerewors into thin slices.
2. Sauté the onion & garlic in oil for 5 minutes. Add the tinned tomatoes & chutney and simmer down until thickened, 10 – 15 minutes. Season to taste.
3. Fill two greased bowls with cooked maize meal, half way. Press firmly to create the bowl shape.
4. Add a layer of cooked sliced boerewors. Fill the bowls to the top with another layer of cooked maize meal. Carefully, un-mould the bowls onto plates to reveal a dome shape.
5. Generously, spoon over the thickened tomato relish and top each tower with a fried egg.
6. Season to taste.
7. Garnish with fresh herbs. Serve warm & ENJOY!!
Dinner – SA Style Pap Pizza
Ingredients:
For the stiff pap:
2 ½ cups water
1 cup White Star Quick Maize Meal
15 ml butter
Salt & pepper, to taste
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
For the toppings:
½ cup Tomato paste
2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup crispy bacon bits
1 cup mushrooms, fried
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
¼ cup whole kernel corn, drained
Fresh basil to garnish
Recipe:
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
For the stiff pap:
1. Bring 1 ½ cups water to the boil in a medium pot. Mix the remaining 1 cup of water with 1 cup of White Star Quick Maize Meal to form a paste. Gradually add the maize meal paste while stirring, using a whisk. Cover with a lid. Bring to the boil and cook on medium heat for 4 – 5 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat and add the butter, cheese, salt & pepper. Stir until melted and combined. Allow to cool slightly, before rolling out between two sheets of baking paper, 1 cm thick, and lay onto a baking tray.
3. Remove only the top layer of baking paper.
For the toppings:
1. Spread the tomato paste onto the pap base and sprinkle with a generous layer of grated cheese.
2. Add the crispy bacon, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and corn.
3. Bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes or until the crust is crispy.
4. Garnish with fresh basil
5. Slice and serve immediately and ENJOY!!
