Cheesy baked pap

Serves 8 | Takes 50 min

Ingredients

butter, for greasing

750ml water

15ml salt

250ml maize meal

15ml olive or avocado oil

1 onion, chopped

250g mushrooms, sliced

250g diced bacon

410g tin corn kernels

handful parsley, chopped

250g Cheddar cheese, cut into 2cm cubes

250ml cream

250ml milk

50g packet mushroom soup powder

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 32cm x 22cm ovenproof dish.Bring the water and salt to a boil over medium heat and cook the maize meal,stirring, for about 15-20 minutes until a stiff porridge forms.

Heat the oil over high heat and sauté the onion, mushrooms and bacon in batches until golden. Mix in the corn and parsley,then mix in the pap and season. Shape into 125ml balls and stuff each one with a block of cheese. Pack into the prepared dish.

Mix the cream, milk and soup powder together and pour over the balls.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly.

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