[blindcooks] Re: Mieliepap
- From: "Jon Rawlings" <twosocks76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:58:00 -0800
It's always good to see other parts of the world so enjoying something so
indigenous to the American continent. I had grits a few times when I lived in
the Southern United States some years back, but it wasn't until one of my chef
instructors in school made them for me that I learned just how delicious grits
can be. I want to learn to make them that well, and also want to learn to make
good polenta, but finding the right type of cornmeal has not been easy for me
so far. Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: Jacob Kruger
To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 3:54 AM
Subject: [blindcooks] Re: Mieliepap
OK, update - water proportions are definitely way off/wrong in that form of a
recipe.
In another preparation method have used a few times in past - preparing this
using the microwave, you use 800ml water, with 1 cup of maize meal, and that
worked out fine.
However, was just trying out this one's proportions now, using 5 cups of
water, with one cup maize meal, and way too wet/sloppy, so would guess that it
should be more like 3-4 cups water - 3 cups water = 750ml water.
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: Jacob Kruger
To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, 13 February, 2014 10:57 AM
Subject: [blindcooks] Mieliepap
From the following webpage on SA-Austin.com:
http://www.sa-austin.com/mieliepap-recipe.html
Mieliepap (called "grits" in Texas) is an old South African favorite that
goes well with meat or as a breakfast porridge or cereal.
Ingredients
.5 - 6 cups water (1/2 water, ½ milk for cereal)
.1 cup corn flour
.½ tsp. salt
.1 tbsp. butter (optional, but it makes it taste better)
Instructions
1.Boil the water in a pot and add the salt and butter. Slowly stir in the
flour with a wok or fork. Turn the heat to medium and wait for your pap to
start bubbling. Cover the pot with a lid and let the pap simmer for 30 - 45
minutes. (The longer and slower it steams, the better the taste.)
2.This can be eaten with milk and sugar for breakfast, or with brown gravy
and braaivleis (BBQ'd meat).
There is another version of mieliepap called "krummelpap", which is a
drier, more crumbed version that is favored in many parts of South Africa. It
is usually covered with a tomato & onion gravy and enjoyed with braaivleis. If
anyone has a krummelpap recipe, we'd be happy to post it here too.
On a side note, what we actually call the different consistencies of
mieliepap (mielie/maize porridge is a sort of direct translation) are either
stywe (stiff), or slap (soft/sloppy) pap (porridge).
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
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