MealBudgetCorn Cakes with Melted Cheese
Griddled corn cakes with a crust and a soft middle, split and filled with cheese while hot.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 35 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $4.92
Ingredients
- 2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 avocado(optional)
- 6 oz jarred salsa(optional)
Method
Stir the cornmeal and salt into 2.5 cups of warm water and let it stand 5 minutes until it thickens into a soft, moldable dough. Add water a spoonful at a time if it cracks when you shape it.
Divide into eight balls and flatten each into a disc about half an inch thick, smoothing the edges with wet hands.
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium and cook the cakes 6 minutes a side, until a firm golden crust forms and they sound hollow when tapped.
Split each hot cake most of the way through with a knife.
Push cheese and a little butter into the opening and let it melt from the trapped heat for 2 minutes.
Serve with sliced avocado and salsa.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £15.62 | £3.91 | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| Australia | $34.64 | $8.66 | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $43.54 | $10.89 | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| Greece | 18,65 € | 4,66 € | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٨٨٩٫٤٤ ج.م. | ٢٢٢٫٣٦ ج.م. | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| Canada | $49.16 | $12.29 | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| Spain | 12,31 € | 3,08 € | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| Mexico | $483.41 | $120.85 | 5 of 5 ingredients |
| United States | $19.66 | $4.92 | 4 of 5 ingredients |
| Germany | 17,51 € | 4,38 € | 4 of 5 ingredients |
| Austria | € 14,30 | € 3,58 | 4 of 5 ingredients |
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