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Mielie Pap Tart Baked with Bacon, Mushrooms and Cheese

Mielie Pap Oven Baked Tart with Mediterranean Flavours

Irene Muller
A traditional South African maize meal tart baked with bacon, mushrooms and cheese.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine South African
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 750 ml Maize Meal
  • 250 ml Milk
  • 500 ml Water
  • 60 ml Olive Oil
  • 820 g Sweet Corn
  • 2 cups Cheese grated
  • 1/2 Small Onion cut into thin wedges
  • 200 g Button Mushrooms thinly sliced
  • 10-12 sprigs Fresh Thyme
  • 150 g Bacon Strips chopped
  • Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Stir in flour Maize Meal, milk, water, oil and sweet corn in a bowl and mix well.
  • Add half of this mixture in the prepared oven dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Sprinkle one cup of grated cheese over this mixture.
  • Add the remaining mixture on top of the cheese. Sprinkle onion and mushrooms all over mixture, but do not stir.
  • Sprinkle with thyme and season.
  • Use the remaining cheese and sprinkle all over.
  • Add the cut bacon to the mixture and Season.
  • Place in a prepared ovenproof dish in the oven for an hour on 180°C.
Keyword Bacon, Cheese, Maize