Pap in your microwave

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Pap in your microwave

03/09/2007 by Nikita

This is Polenta…what we call “maize meal”…You can read about Polenta more HERE on the BBC’s website. The link will open in a new window.

Maize meal, in the UK called Polenta. The maize meal can be bought from any South African shop in any country outside South Africa. In the UK there are a couple of shops….if you do a search…you will come across loads of them all over the world..from America to Holland…to Australia…etc.

Ok, now the “how” of the Pap in the microwave….

First, take about 3 cups of maize meal, (more or less) only the maize meal, and put it in the microwave….for 3 minutes. If you use less maize meal, obviously you use less time too.
Then, stir it a bit and put back for another 3 minutes!
Next….boil water, about 4 cups….and mix with the maize meal, but it must be boiled water, use it immediately after it has boiled….stir it…you can even whisk it….to avoid humps….for the dish it must not be a stiff porridge…it doesn’t matter if it is a little bit runny…. it will settle once it’s been used with all your ingredients in the oven….
Finally….. microwave for another 3-4 minutes! And…you have “Pap”…!
If you try it the first time, take the water/maize meal bit by bit…to practise and see how you get on….good luck!
If I make it, I don’t measure the water/maize meal exactly….it is a matter of…how I “feel”
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6 Responses

on 29/02/2008 at 23:29 Pap dis–recipe..South African side dish with BBQ! « Chessalee

[…] HERE for my recipe about PAP on this blog […]
on 08/09/2008 at 08:11 Wipneus!

Vanaand is dit nou ek en die mikrogolf pap! Wish me luck.
As ek die ding in die mikrogolf kan doen, gaan dit feeste wees. Pap maak op die tradisionele manier is vir my ‘n nagmerrie! Ek maak altyd die kos, maar die pap word deur my Selina gemaak. Dink hoe bly gaan sy wees as haar madam nou self die pap kan maak! 😉
on 08/09/2008 at 08:23 Nikita

STERKTE!! Jy sluip hier so stil-stil rond terwyl ek jou ‘n email stuur! LOL! ps: Ek glo sy gaan ERG beindruk wees! 🙂
on 04/10/2008 at 11:42 Potjie kos — more recipes « Chessalee

[…] – on my blog – you can read how to make “pap” in the microwave …very easy… https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/pap-in-the-microwave/ Potjie kos General Method The meat usually comes first. Add a dash of cooking oil in the pot and […]
on 26/01/2009 at 17:45 jane

haai… but that polenta stuff is yellow!
on 28/01/2009 at 20:59 Nikita

hi Jane, yes, the Polenta is a bit yellow-ish, but you do get some other brands that’s not yellow.