May 12, 2010

Beef Tamale Pie

"For-a-Crowd" Recipes, beans, chiles, convenience foods, cornmeal, Ground Beef, main dish, One-Dish Dinners, Potluck Recipes, stovetop, Tex-Mex

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Prep time: 29 minutes
Cooking time: 30 to 35 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8
Partner: Tossed Green Salad

Grandma’s Mexican neighbors taught her to spice up her potpie and top it with this tasty cornmeal and flour crust.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 (16-ounce) packages frozen mixed vegetables
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed, drained
3/4 cup water
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1 (4 1/2-ounce) can chopped green chiles
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large egg

Directions

1

Place the ground beef in an 11-inch skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, about 8 minutes; drain.
2

Add onion to ground beef in skillet. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until onion is tender. Stir in mixed vegetables, black beans, water and taco seasoning mix. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring mixture occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes.
3

Combine the flour and cornmeal in a medium bowl and mix well. Stir in green chiles, milk, vegetable oil and egg. Spread evenly over ground beef mixture.
4

Cook, covered, over low heat until a toothpick inserted in the center of the crust comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes. Serve immediately with salsa and sour cream.

Grandma's Secret Trick

When Grandma needed the stovetop for cooking other dishes, she used a cast-iron skillet to bake this tamale pie. After spreading the cornmeal mixture over the pie, she baked it at 350°F, covered with a lid or aluminium foil, until a toothpick inserted in the crust came out clean, about 30 minutes.