| Better Homes Cookbook Penny Ashton - 1990 Serves 12 |
Oven 375° - 40 min | |||
| TAMALE PIE | ||||
| 2 | lbs | lean Ground Beef | > | Brown in Skillet. |
| 2 | C | Onion (Chopped) | ||
| 32 | oz | Tomato Sauce | > | Add to skillet and simmer for 25 minutes. Make Cornmeal while you wait. |
| 2 | cans | Green Giant Niblets (12 oz. each) | ||
| 1 | can | Olives (pitted, select) (coursely chopped) | ||
| 2 | clv | Garlic (minced) | ||
| 2 | T | Sugar | ||
| 1 | t | Salt | ||
| 4-6 | t | Chili Powder | ||
| 12 | oz | Cheddar Cheese (grated, 3 Cups, no more!) | > | Add to skillet and melt. |
| Whenever I think of Tamale Pie, I smile because one of my favorite kitchen miracles is making cornmeal. ItŐs absolute magic. I always get tickled watching the little bit of yellow meal explode into such a giant solid mass. Cornmeal will become volcanic, as it thickens, so turn it down some. | ||||
| Corn Meal Topper: Careful bubbling cornmeal can burn you badly. | ||||
| 4 | C | COLD Water | > | Add cornmeal & salt to cold water. Cook and STIR until thick. |
| 1 ½ | C | Cornmeal | ||
| ½ | t | Salt | ||
| - Stir constantly once it starts to thicken - | ||||
| Spoon meat mixture into casserole. Spoon Cornmeal over top in a design. Go around edges only, make crisscross rows or something pretty. The red sauce and yellow corn meal are very attractive together. Bake for 40 min. | ||||
updated 22 Mar, 2002