Pap With a Smoky Tomato and Bean Relish
An original serving idea that pairs packet-guided maize meal with a simple, substantial topping.
The relish gives a familiar maize-meal base a warm tomato flavour and a little texture from beans. This recipe serves two to three. Allow around thirty minutes, but follow your maize-meal packet for the base because products and preferred textures differ.
Ingredients
- Maize meal and water for two to three portions, measured according to the packet
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 can chopped tomatoes, about 400 g
- 1 can beans of your choice, drained and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice, optional
- Salt and pepper to taste
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Method
- Prepare the maize meal according to its packet, using a suitable pot and taking care with hot splashes. Cook it fully to your preferred consistency.
- In another pan, soften onion in oil over medium heat. Add garlic and paprika, stirring briefly.
- Add tomatoes and simmer for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add beans and continue cooking until heated through and the relish has a spoonable consistency.
- Taste, season and add a little lemon juice if desired. Serve over the prepared pap.
Keep extra relish for another meal only with safe, prompt refrigeration. This is an adaptable serving guide, not a claim that there is one correct pap texture or one universal household recipe.
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Sources and further reading
References
- Five keys to safer food manual | WHO · primary
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