Mealie Bake

Serves 4

This is an excellent recipe; one that really works well in the microwave, it can also be oven baked in which case the top will be golden brown as in our picture.

Recipe Category

Traditional Homegrown South African Recipes, Vegetarian Main

Products in this recipe

White Sauce Powder, Seasoned Sea Salt Seasoning

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You will need

Main Dish

4 mealies, cut off the cob
1 T (15 ml) butter
1 cup (250 ml) fresh full cream milk
1 T (15 ml) Ina Paarman’s White Sauce Powder
Ina Paarman’s Seasoned Sea Salt Seasoning
3 eggs, beaten
½ cup (125 ml) cheddar cheese, grated
½ cup (125 ml) soft white breadcrumbs
pinch of nutmeg
2 T (30 ml) chopped parsley or chives

Method

Place the mealie kernels in a microwave dish with the butter and milk. Cover the dish. Microwave for 6 minutes on high (100%). Spoon the mixture into a food processor. Add the White Sauce Powder, Seasoned Sea Salt, eggs, cheese, breadcrumbs and nutmeg and mix briefly, you still want to retain some texture. Grease a 20 cm pie dish with butter. Spoon in the mealie mixture and smooth the top. Place on a rack in the microwave and microwave on medium (60% power) for 12-15 minutes, depending on the wattage of your microwave. Top with chopped parsley.

Grate the fresh tomatoes into the Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce. Season with Green Onion Seasoning. Warm in the microwave for 2 minutes.

Serve the Mealie Bake with the sauce and a green salad dressed with our Lime & Coriander Low-fat Dressing.

**Variation:**

To oven bake, adjust the oven rack to the middle position, preheat the oven to 180°C and bake in a 20cm flan or pie dish for 30 minutes.