Sopa Paraguaya

Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
• 2 medium onions, chopped fine
• 8 tbsp margarine, divided
• ½ lb farmer or cottage cheese
• ½ lb muenster cheese, shredded coarse
• 2 cups cream-style corn (16 oz)
• 1 tsp salt, preferably coarse
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups cornmeal
• 6 eggs, separated
• pinch ground anise seed (optional)

Directions

1. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon flour.
2. Shake to remove excess.
3. In skillet saute onions in 4 tablespoons margarine.
4. Add farmer cheese; blend thoroughly.
5. Add muenster cheese, onions corn salt, milk and cornmeal; mix thoroughly.
6. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, then lightly beat yolks separately.
7. Combine and stir into cornmeal mixture with anise seed.
8. Turn into prepared baking pan.
9. Bake in preheated 400°F oven 45 minutes or until a pick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Serve hot, cut in squares.