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Stywe pap en tamatiesous

The great equaliser — pap en sous stretches any braai to feed whoever arrives. Stirred with patience at the edge of the fire while the coals come down.

Fire's edge or stovetop Serves 8 45 minutes

The great equaliser — pap en sous stretches any braai to feed whoever arrives. Stirred with patience at the edge of the fire while the coals come down.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (1 litre) water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups maize meal
  • A generous knob of butter
  • For the sous: 2 tbsp oil, 2 onions (chopped), 6 ripe tomatoes (chopped), 1 tsp sugar, salt and pepper

Method

  1. Bring the salted water to a rolling boil in a heavy pot at the side of the fire.
  2. Rain in the maize meal while stirring with a wooden spoon until thick and smooth.
  3. Turn the heat right down, cover, and let it steam for 30–40 minutes, stirring now and then. Stir in the butter at the end.
  4. Meanwhile make the sous: soften the onions in oil, add tomatoes and sugar, season, and simmer to a rich, spoonable relish, 20–25 minutes.
  5. Serve a heap of pap with a crater of sous, next to the wors. This is not negotiable either.
Engineer's view

Read left to right: ingredients merge into steps, steps merge into supper.

IngredientProcess →
Water 1 litreBring to a rolling boilRain in the meal, stirring · cover · low heat 30–40 minStir in the butter → stywe papA heap of pap, a crater of sous — next to the wors
Salt 1 tsp
Maize meal 2 cups→
Butter a knobIn at the end
Oil 2 tbspSoften the onionsSimmer 20–25 min → rich, spoonable sousSeason to taste
Onions 2, chopped
Tomatoes 6 ripe, choppedAdd + sugar
Sugar & seasoning 1 tsp sugar
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