South African Mielie Pap

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time	5 mins
Cook Time	40 mins
Total Time	45 mins
Course	Side Dish
Cuisine	European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

4 cups water
2 cups cornmeal
0.5 teaspoon ½ salt

Instructions

Boil water and add salt. Let the corn flour trickle in. Reduce the heat and let the porridge simmer a little, then stir. Then reduce the heat and let sit for 30 minutes with the lid closed. Stir occasionally. At the end the pap should have a firm to crumbly consistency, so that you can eat it easily with your fingers.
Annotation:
Then serve the pap with chakalaka (a kind of spicy tomato vegetable), spinach or beans. You eat it by picking up a lump of pap with your fingers and dipping it into the sauce / vegetable you have chosen (otherwise it will be too dry).

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