Paptert 🌽

This is THE ONE recipe you must try 🌽

Find additional recipe notes below (I’ll also upload the recipe to my blog later this weekend) ✨

1-2 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely diced
200g diced bacon, sautéed
250g white mushrooms, sliced and sautéed
1 large white onion, diced and sautéed
320g raw maize meal / corn meal / pap / grits
2 x 420g can cream style sweetcorn
500ml cream
450g white cheddar cheese, grated and separated
1 cup water (or more) see notes below recipe*
Good pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.
2. Add the oil, garlic, bacon, mushrooms and onion to a large frying pan and sauté on medium high heat for about 20mins or until fully cooked and golden brown in colour. Set aside.
3. To a large mixing bowl add the raw maize meal, canned cream styled sweetcorn, cream, 150g grated cheese, the onion-bacon-mushroom mixture, 1 cup water, salt and baking powder. Mix until well combined
4. Pour the mixture into a large heatproof dish. Top with the remaining grated cheese (300g) and bake for 1 hour and 15mins at 180 degrees celsius.
5. Remove from the oven once it’s beautifully golden brown in color and deeeevour!

Notes:

- Feel free to add fresh chilli, chilli flakes and/or freshly ground pepper prior to baking.
- I add 1 cup of water to the mixture to additional moisture but feel free to add an additional 1/2 cup ir more depending on your personal preference.
- You could add more or less cheese on top prior to baking but I do enjoy that extra cheesy top.
- Grits would work well - if you grind/blend the grits to a slightly finer texture I think it’ll work even better.