Putupap (South African Mealie Pap) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
2 1/2 cups white coarse cornmeal (or yellow)

Preparation

Boil the water, salt and butter in a heavy-based saucepan.
Slowly add the cornmeal, so that it forms a mound surrounded by boiling water. Do not stir. Turn off the heat, cover and leave for 15 minutes.
Remove the lid and stir with a cutting motion to mix.
Using a fork, transfer the porridge to an ovenproof dish, so that it is loose and crumbly.
Cover with a lid and bake at 250 F for an hour.
Mix occasionally with a fork. If the pap (porridge is very moist, remove the lid so that it can dry out slightly.