As I promised some of my chess players….and all other people reading here…this dish is a must if you’re having a BBQ. In South Africa we like to have it as a side dish, some people won’t make it, but instead having just Pap…which is well-known to the “Southerners” in America as “porridge”. (They also call it “grits” ). In South Africa we also call it “porridge”…in English…but this dish is known for the Afrikaans word… “Pap dis”…which means… “porridge dish”….[it’s an oven dish] or Pap tert [pap tart].
Some people will sometimes have porridge for breakfast….depends on taste and what you like for breakfast. Sometimes you get people who don’t like Pap, then you will have bread rolls for them, usually people from the Cape! They don’t know what is delicious and good for them…wonder if they know the difference between a Springbok and a Kudu…! hahaha…only joking! Ok, we had friends Saturday night for a BBQ and I took photos step-by-step of this dish, specially to post them here for my poor chess players – some are now very much into Saffa-goodies and foods and all the nice/delicous stuff they can order from South African shops all over the world. One chess player was so confused after telling him what to do, well, now he’s got the pictures too…Our friends told me to tell everyone here that they all had a second helping and it was really delicious…–[btw..it is the truth…]
To make Pap (porridge)…click HERE and it’s only 3 min in the microwave, although another recipe is to be found at the bottom of this post…so you have a choice! The link will open in a new window.
On THIS LINK you will find a delicious recipe about South African buttermilk rusks…[karringmelk beskuit]..the link will open in a new window.
and…..on
THIS LINK you will find many more South African traditional recipes, like milk tart, [whoop whoop! yummy!] scones, sugar cookies (soet koekies) etc. The link will open in a new window.
…and…any South African loves this mouthwatering KOEKSUSTERS (cook sisters) and would love you for this! The link will open in a new window. This is really the ultimate for any Saffa! You can bribe anyone with it.
And…if you like something pizza-ish…click HERE for something really delicous! The link will open in a new window. This is my own recipe and our friends go crazy for it…
For the Pap Dish…you need…..
………Cream…single cream….as double cream is a bit too thick and you need more “runny” cream….
…….one onion……more if you like more….
………chopped………
………..mushrooms……sliced………..
………bacon……diced……….my own “ingredient”
………frankfurther……..depends on taste…to serve 4 people it’s enough to add one per person…this is also my own “ingredient”…as it wasn’t in the original recipe….
………grated cheese……..
Pap…porridge… make it a little bit runny…if it’s thick, you’re going to have trouble to “smear” it in your dish….recipe at the bottom of this post…
…..fry….mushrooms….I like to fry everything separately, it’s up to you, you can mix it straight away from the start and fry it all together….
fry bacon……………
fry…….frankfurthers……….
mix them all together…onions fried too, of course……..
Take a heat-resistant glass dish….cover it first with a thin layer of oil, butter or margarine, whatever you like…and start with a thin layer of pap (porridge)
…..add a layer of the fried mixture……
……. at this stage, I like to add a thin layer of grated cheese and cream, it’s just a bit more creamy if you do it…
………cover with a layer of pap (porridge)…..
………completely……….
……..now add your cheese and cream and your dish is ready for the oven!
………..and….Voila! This is what you get after about 30 min (keep checking it…not in a too hot oven…about 180 deg C….)
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How to make “Pap”…
from……
wikihow.com/Make-Pap-in-the-Microwave
Its only 10 minutes, so pay attention! Things You’ll Need
A microwave
Coarse Maize Meal (Mieliemeel)
a kettle of freshly boiled water
a large microwavable bowl with lid
a fork – preferably a large two tine fork
Measure out a cup of maize meal into the microwave bowl (1 cup should make enough for 3-4 people).
Depending on where you are from and how you like your pap add a pinch of salt, more than a pinch or none at all!
Add just enough of the freshly boiled water to wet all the maize meal and work it in with the fork.
Set microwave on “High” and the timer for 10 minutes.
Put the lid on your bowl and pop it in the microwave.
Microwave for about a minute and then remove again.
Thoroughly stir in a little bit more water and return to the microwave.
Repeat this process (Remove, add a little water and stir, microwave again) 3 or 4 more times during cooking time at regular intervals – find a rhythm that works for you! Tips
A glass (Pyrex) bowl is preferable to a plastic microwave bowl
If you have a big enough bowl you can use more than a cup of maize meal, but you might have a better end result if you rather make it in batches – should you require more pap.
Likewise you can use the same method to make smaller amounts – just use a third or quarter cup to make a single serving
for Putu (Krummel) pap, add a little less water and use the fork make to the pap crumbly – believe me, the microwave can make perfect krummelpap!
In the same way, adding more water will give you a denser (stywe) pap or if you add too much water (with finer maize meal) you will have slap pap.
Making pap in the microwave may seem strange at first, but you will master it in no time and no one will be able to tell the difference! Warnings
Use oven mitts as the bowl will get really hot after the first couple of minutes. A cloud of super hot steam will escape every time you open to stir so take the lid off carefully and away from your face
DO NOT forget about it after the first minute! If you neglect to add water and stir an incredibly dense layer of burnt maize will form and the bowl you were using will be a write off.
Maize meal…which you can buy or order from any South African shop anywhere in the world.
……and this is a replacement in Tesco……shops in the UK….and costs about £1.40
Sir, My name is Benny Fontenot from South Louisiana. I’m currently station here in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. I met some great new friends from South Africa, who are provding security in support of Iraq and US forces. Anyhow, were having our first BBQ tomorrow and I’ve been nominated as the cook. Were prepairing BBQ lamb, and I wanted to thank you for providing me with a easy recipe, so I can give the boys a taste of home. Thank you and God Bless. Simper Fi, GySgt Fontenot USMC
Hi Benny ! You are so sweet! I’m glad I could be of help and let me know the outcome if you can! and tell me, do you know Lennik? He’s a guy from SA there! 🙂
This following message was sent to me by Benny by email after mine where I asked him about this side dish he made for the guys…this is his reply on the 29th January 2008.
Hello Nikita,
I didn’t think anyone would take the time nor did I expect any reply from my comments. Your dish was delicious, it was so good that the guys asked if I would consider moving from the states too South Africa?
They were so impressed with your recipes and the other side dishes that I was able to find like the Chacalaca (baked beans), that some of the guys who just returned from Bagdag and R/R have asked me to do another BBQ (Brae) tomorrow. Yesterday we butchered the lamb, and we will put together another feast for all the others that misted the first cook out.
Thank you for the easy to follow steps. I will surely be bringing this one back to Louisiana with me.
Semper Fi,
GySgt Benny S. Fontenot
USMC
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Hi there,
Thank you so much for your recipies. My son visited South Africa two years ago and is going again this year with his school from Glasgow(Scotland). The school is having a taste of South Africa fund raising night this evening and some of the kids and parents are to make food. My son wanted to make Pap or a dish containing it and i searched all sorts of sites to no avail and was so relieved to find yours as i had no idea how to make it. It is great for him as it is step by step and with the pictures he has no excuse not to get it right!! Thank you again for your efforts I really appreciate it. Cheers Fiona
Hi Fiona… tks for your message! Glad I could help in this way! Hope you come back and tell me what it was like!! Hope all went well! 😉
Thanks for this recipe, my husband and I both love the plain “stywe” pap but your recipe sounds yummy. I am going to try it the next time we braai.
Thannks
hi Jo… try it…you will definitely not regret it! I bet you will make it each time !
Try this Comfrey-pizza….Braam..this link is for you too… 😉
https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/comfrey-pizza/
Hi Nikita ,
Thanks for the link. Will most definitely try the pizza and go the spinach way first. (At least it is freely available and fresh) With regards to pap…..Nothing better than “krummelpap” with a ‘braai’ !
hi Braam…enjoy! it’s really worth trying and you will love me for it… that is completely my very own “recipe”…
Dankie Nikita, hierdie is ‘n ander variasie, myne het nie room in nie!! Room maak enige dis baie lekker!!!
Ek het ook nog nooit pap in die mikrogolf gemaak nie, ek wil dit nou definitief gaan probeer! Baie minder tyd en werk!
hi Wipneus! jong, ek kan hom nie voorstel sonder room nie, ek sit sommer bietjie room ook op voordat ek die lagie pap heelbo opsit! Ons is baaaaaaaaie lief vir hierdie dis, ek moet hom eintlik meer maak…gemaak vir nou die aand se bbq saam met die klomp Ingelse hier…weereens ‘n wenner! Ons bure is van Indie oorspronklik…maar jare al hier en het voorgestel ons kuier eendag bietjie met die twee lande se kosse en dan gaan ek hierdie een beslis weer maak! 🙂
O ja, wat die mikrogolf pap aanbetref…my man is al die ekspert in dit! hy maak dit elke keer!
Yours look awesome and I like the way you added all the pics of the ingredients. The recipe we use is here, it has a few extra bits like Basil which ads another unique flavor. Try it: paptert resep
Oops, the link: http://www.splide.com/easy-paptert-recipe/217/
hi Jaqkar
Thanks for your message, welcome to my blog! Yes, there are different ways to make this ‘paptert’, it all depends on your personal taste too, as you can see from mine, which is my ‘own’ recipe. The original recipe – as I got to know it, has about half of the ingredients of this one. 🙂
hi, i live in south africa , afrikaans so making pap should be in the genes, however, i had to google “paptert’ for a braai tomorrow, as i did not grow up braaing or eating pap….thank you for introducing me to this dish, unhealthy as it seems to be, i shall make it rich and aromatic, and people will think i grew up making this every day!
Hi Laurika! I hope they enjoy it and hope you will make it more in future too. It really is a delicious side dish for a braai. 🙂 Enjoy your braai too, hope you have fine weather!
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Hi Nikita,
This sounds really delicious… Also having learned this paptert in later years, my one includes butter and whole kernel corn minus the franks… Ek se dis heerlik…
Thanks for the pics though!
I am doing this for the 4th of July as my “tradtional” dish for our bbq.
Hi Debbie! Welcome to my blog! Yes, this IS really delicious! Hope you enjoy it, and come back and tell us what it was like! Ek stem saam…heerlik! Smaaklik!
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A little tip when assembling a Paptert. Before you pour over the cream on top, take some time to poke lots of holes downward with a kebab stick. Then pour the cream. Leave to settle for a few minutes and pour over more cream before putting in oven.
Thanks for the tip, Dot Soar.
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