3 Super Quick Maize Meal Ideas

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!!