Mealie Pie Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 5. Season the chicken and roast for 1 hr 30 mins until the juices run clear when you cut into the leg.
• To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl, then grate in the butter and lard. Rub the mixture with your fingers into breadcrumbs, then add 2 tbsp cold water. Continue to add cold water, 1 tbsp at a time, until the mixture binds together. Be careful not to add too much. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest while you make the filling. (Alternatively you can use ready-rolled shortcrust pastry).
• In a large, non-stick frying pan, heat the oil, then fry the bacon. Once browned, reduce the heat, add the leeks and cook until they have softened. Mix the butter and flour into a paste and add to the pan, stirring to coat the bacon and leeks. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly to ensure the mixture doesn't get lumpy. Add the chicken stock and petit pois, cook for 2 mins, then add the mustard and remove from the heat. Once the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven, leave to rest briefly and carve the meat, discarding the skin and bones. Add this to the pan along with the parsley.
• Turn the oven up to 220C/200C fan/gas 6. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry and use to line a 25cm pie dish. Spoon your filling on top, then roll out the remaining pastry for the pie topping. Brush the edges of the pastry in the pie dish with water, then lay the top over it. Crimp and seal the edges and use any off-cuts for decoration. Brush with the beaten egg, then make an X-shaped cut in the middle for steam to escape. Bake for 45 mins until golden.

MEALIE PIE

Steps:

• Mix the corn and the tomatoes.
• In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, vanilla, sugar and milk. Add corn tomato mixture, the dry ingredients & the cheese, reserving some cheese for the top.
• Pour into a buttered 2 quart dish & bake in a preheated 350ºF oven for 75 minutes or until set.
• Serve warm or cold.

SCOTTISH MEALY PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
• Do not add water.
• Dip a cheesecloth in boiling water, and rub it well with flour.
• Put the mixture into the cloth and tie securely.
• Drop into boiling water but do not allow the water to come more than 2/3s up the pudding.
• Boil for 3 hours, replenishing water as it boils away.
• When cold, slice and fry with bacon or as an accompaniment to sausages, liver etc.

MEALIE MEAL

Steps:

• Bring the water and salt to a boil in a heavy covered 3-quart saucepan.
• Dump the cornmeal into the water, and stir with a wooden spoon to moisten completely. Reduce heat to low, and stir again.
• Cover, and continue cooking about 10 minutes. The mixture should be fairly stiff. Remove from the heat, stir again and set aside, covered, 30 to 40 minutes, until the mixture is just warm.
• Spoon out in a mound on a serving dish and serve in place of bread with soups and stews. Mealie meal is eaten by pulling hunks of it off the mound and squeezing it lightly between the fingertips to compress it.