Tamale Pie

Ingredients

• 1 C. Corn Meal
• 3/4 Lb. ground uncooked meat
• 13 C. cooked meat
• 15 C. Drained canned or cooked Tomatoes
• 1 Onion (diced)
• 1 Green Pepper (diced)
• Chili Powder & Salt to Taste.

Method

1. 1

   Stir corn meal into boiling salted water.

2. 2

   Cover and cook for 45 minutes.

3. 3

   Cook onions and green peppers in fat until tender.

4. 4

   Add meat and cook until done.

5. 5

   Add remaining ingredients and heat.

6. 6

   Layer cooked corn meal in greased baking dish, add meat mixture, and cover with remaining corn meal.

7. 7

   Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Our favorite recipes (Wilshire Ward LDS, 1957) (1957) by Maude Frances Smeath Weight, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TAMALE PIE Cornmeal Mixture: 14 C. uncooked corn- ie tsp. Salt meal 42 C. Boiling Water 2 Tb. Margarine 1 C. grated Jack or American Cheese Method: Slowly stir cornmeal and salt into boiling water, cover and cook over low heat or in double boiler for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and blend margarine and 3/4 C. of the cheese. Cool slightly. FILLING: 1 Lb. Ground Lean Beef 2 Tb. Wesson Oil 1 minced Clove Garlic 3/4 C. Chopped Onion 7 14 C. chopped Celery 1-42 can Tomatoes (2% C.) 1 #2 can whole kernel Corn 1 Tb. Salt (about 2 C. drained) 1 Tb. chili powder 1 tsp. Worcestershire 2 C. Cornmeal Sauce 1s C. ripe olives cut up Method: Cook beef iightly in oil, add garlic and onion, celery, tomatoes, corn, salt, chi, and Worcestershire sauce. Slowly stir in cornmeal and some olives. Reserve a few for the top. Line large greased 3 Qt. casserole with cornmeal mixture - reserve 1/3 of cornmeal mixture for top. Pour filling into lined casserole. Spoon the balance of cornmeal on top and the balance of grated cheese and olives. Bake 45 minutes at 350. Serve with mixed green salad and smoked potato chips. - Myrtle H. Johnson - TAMALI PIE 1 Lb. Ground Round Steak 4 Lb. ground Pork (or Sausage) Fry with large onion cut fine in bacon fat and salt. Add large can cream corn, 1 large can solid pack tomatoes, 1 C. milk, 1 can Pitted Ripe Olives, 13 C. cornmeal and chili neeaee (14 tsp. or more to taste). Add more salt. Bake in covered greased pan for 13 hours in slow oven. Serve with mixed green salad ee garlic bread. - Violet Smith - 128 TAMALE PIE 1 C. Corn Meal 3/4 Lb. ground uncooked 3.C. Boiling Water meat or, 13 C. cooked 14 tsp. Salt meat 1 Onion (diced) 15 C. Drained canned or 1 Green Pepper (diced) cooked Tomatoes 3 To. Fat Chili Powder & Salt to Taste.

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