Recipe - Maize Porridge Superior

200 g Maize meal
1 l Boiling water
8 ml Salt
125 g Bacon (up to 250)
Oil
1 cn (285 g) 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 and sauteed in
butter or margarine
1 cn (410 g) 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.

Posted to rec.food.recipes by japlady@nwu.edu (Rebecca Radnor) on 1995, .