Beefy Tamale Pie
What is beef tamale pie, besides the most delicious thing there ever was? An aromatic mix of ground beef, tomato sauce and, spices, topped with a cheesy polenta style cornbread-like topping baked as a casserole.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornmeal mixture | |||
| 2 | cups |
water
boiling |
|
| 1 | cup |
cornmeal
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
water
cold |
|
| Chili | |||
| 1 | pound |
ground beef
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
margarine
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
onions
chopped |
|
| 1 | medium |
green bell peppers
seeded, diced |
|
| 8 | ounces |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 12 | ounces |
corn
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
chili powder
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
seasoned salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
worcestershire sauce
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornmeal mixture | |||
| 473 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 237 | ml |
cornmeal
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
water
cold |
|
| Chili | |||
| 453.6 | g |
ground beef
|
|
| 15 | ml |
margarine
|
|
| 177 | ml |
onions
chopped |
|
| 1 | medium |
green bell peppers
seeded, diced |
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
corn
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
chili powder
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
seasoned salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
worcestershire sauce
|
|
Directions
Mix the cornmeal, salt, and 1 cup cold water.
Pour slowly into hot water.
Cook over moderate heat, stirring until thickened.
Then cover and cook over low heat about 10 minutes.
Put ⅔ into the bottom of a 2-quart casserole.
Add chili mixture and cover with remaining ⅓ cornmeal mixture.
Bake 20 minutes at 350℉ (180℃).
Sauté onion and green pepper in margarine until tender.
Add ground beef, and lightly brown.
Add tomato sauce, corn, chili powder, seasoned salt and Worcestershire sauce.
Who would have thought? I'm not the only one to love this tamale pie recipe. A writer for Bon Apetité loves a similar creation even more! Cornbread Tamale Pie Is the Greatest Recipe of All Time
