- 200 g (400 ml) maize meal
- 1 litre boiling water
- 8 ml of salt
- 125 - 250 g bacon
- oil
- 1 x 285 g tin creamed mushrooms (or fresh sauteed mushrooms)
- 100 g (250 ml) grated cheddar cheese
- 50 ml cream or evaporated milk (optional but very good)
- 2 onions, cut andsauteed in butter or margarine
- 1 X 410 g tin tomatoes, chopped
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Prepare the maize porridge
using the maize meal, boiling water and salt. In the meantime
fry the bacon until crisp and crumble it. Add oil to the bacon
fat to make 50 ml and pour into a casserole of about 22 cm in
diameter. Layer the maize porridge and remaining ingredients alternately
in the casserole. Pour over the cream and bake for 45 - 60 minutes.
(The maize meal can be made in the microwave as follows: Stir
the maize meal and salt with a fork into the boiling water and
microwave for 10 minutes at 100% power. Stir frequently to prevent
the forming of lumps.
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