Maize Meal - White 1.5kg Pack
An essential ingredient in African and Asian cuisines. White Maize Meal is used extensively in African and Asian cuisines to make various pancakes, flatbreads and porridges. It is a variation on ordinary cornmeal (polenta) which is a coarser texture and has a yellow appearance in its raw state.
Available in 1500g bags.
Try this recipe for Zimbabwean Chicken Stew with Sadza Dumplings:
Ingredients:
(Serves 4, 1,099 kcals, 54.5g protein)
Stew
2 onions, finely chopped
50g butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 finely chopped chilli pepper
8 pieces of chicken, approx 675g (4 thighs and 4 drumsticks) skin removed
2 red peppers, roughly chopped
2 x 400g cans of chopped tomatoes
200ml water
200g smooth peanut butter
Dumplings
1.25 litres water
500g white cornmeal (maize meal)
Method
- Fry onions in large sauté pan with butter, add garlic and chilli pepper.
- Add chicken pieces and brown, add red pepper.
- Combine tomatoes and chicken mixture with 125ml of cold water, simmer for 10mins.
- Add remaining hot water to peanut butter to thin and add to chicken. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Bring 750ml of water to the boil.
- Mix the remaining 500ml of cold water with 250g of the cornmeal.
- Add cornmeal paste to the boiling water and stir constantly to avoid lumps. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Stir in remaining 250g of dry cornmeal, a little at a time, over heat.
- Cool slightly, with wet hands shape dumplings into balls and serve with s
This all in one dish, is a wonderful winter warmer, full of essential immune-boosting vitamins such as A and C and minerals like selenium and zinc - perfect for warding off colds and flu.
Previous Price: £2.60
