Layered mămăligă with cheese

Ingredients

• 1200 ml water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 300 g cornmeal
• 60 g butter
• 250 g smoked bacon
• 30 ml oil
• 300 g telemea cheese
• 175 g sour cream
• 6 eggs

Preparation

1. Put the water and salt in a heavy pot. When they come to a boil, slowly pour in the cornmeal, stirring well. Turn the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often, until the mămăligă pulls away from the sides of the pot. Stir in 25 g butter, cut into cubes. 2. Turn out the mămăligă and leave it to cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 180°C. Dice the bacon and sauté it for 5 minutes in 15 ml oil, until browned. 3. Grease the ovenproof dish with 10 g butter. Divide the mămăligă into three portions and the grated cheese into two. Put the first layer of mămăligă in the dish, then add the bacon and 25 g butter, cut into cubes. Add the second layer of mămăligă and half the cheese, then cover with the last portion of mămăligă. Spoon 45 g sour cream, or 3 tablespoons, on top, followed by the rest of the cheese. 4. Bake for 23 minutes at 180°C, until the cheese melts and the edges turn golden. 5. Heat 15 ml oil in a frying pan. Fry the eggs in two batches, for 3 minutes each, until the whites are set. Place them on top and serve straight from the dish, with the remaining sour cream on the side.