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Savory Baking

Mbeiju

Recipe by Comida Paraguaya

Ingredients

  • • 2 T lard or butter
  • • 3 eggs
  • • 4 c almidon
  • • 2 c maize meal
  • • 250 -500g cheese, grated/ diced
  • • 1 T salt
  • • ¾ c milk

Instructions

Beat the lard or butter till soft. Add the eggs and keep beating. Add salt and grated cheese. Combine with the almidon and maize meal, adding milk to make a slightly crumbly mixture. Add remaining diced cheese. Fry in a little butter or lard, pressing down so it sticks together. You can make it anywhere from 7mm thick to an inch thick, but the latter is harder to cook without burning. Turn using a plate if necessary. Serve with Cocido.

Tags

savory-baking fried cheese