Stywepap

Name: Stywepap
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: g maize meal (mielie meal); L water; ml salt; ml butter (optional, stirred in at the end)

40 mineasy6 original servings

Smooth, stiff maize meal pap — the essential braai partner, cooked low and slow until it pulls away from the sides of the pot and holds its shape.

Ingredients

Serves

Main

500 g maize meal (mielie meal)
1¼ L water
10 ml salt
30 ml butter (optional, stirred in at the end)

Instructions

1
Bring the water and salt to a rolling boil in a heavy-based pot.
2
Reduce the heat to medium. Slowly sprinkle the maize meal into the boiling water while stirring continuously with a wooden spoon - this stops lumps forming.
3
Once all the maize meal is in and the mixture is smooth, reduce heat to very low.
4
Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 30 to 40 minutes, lifting the lid to stir every 8 to 10 minutes to keep it smooth and stop the bottom catching.
5
The pap is ready when it pulls away from the sides of the pot and holds its shape on the spoon.
6
Stir through the butter if using, and serve hot in a mound with the tomato sous over the top.

Notes & Tips

Pot choice & lumps

A heavy-based pot is essential - thin pots scorch the bottom. If lumps do form, beat them out with a wooden spoon while the pap is still hot.