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Tamale Pie with Raisins

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Category: Mexican

 Ingredients List

  • 1 1/2 lb Beef; cut in 1/2 inch cubes
  • 5 tb Cooking oil
  • 2 md Onions; sliced
  • 3 Cloves garlic; minced
  • 1 1/2 ts Salt
  • 2 tb Chili powder
  • 20 oz Canned tomatoes; sieved, 2
  • -1/2 cups
  • 1 1/2 c Pitted ripe olives; coarsely
  • -cut
  • 1 c Raisins
  • 2 ts Salt
  • 1 1/2 ts Chili powder
  • 6 c Boiling water
  • 2 c Yellow corn meal
  • 1/2 c American or cheddar cheese;
  • -shredded

 Directions

Brown beef in hot oil; add onion and garlic. Cook until golden; add 1 1/2
teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons chili powder, tomatoes, olives and raisins.
Cook slowly 1 1/2 hours.

In a separate kettle, make cornmeal mush by combining remaining salt and
chili powder with boiling water; slowly add corn meal, stirring constantly.
Cook 15 minutes.

Line a greased 2 1/2 quart baking dish with a 1 inch layer of mush. Pour in
meat filling. Spread remaining mush on top. Bake at 325*F. for 1 1/2 hours.
Sprinkle shredded cheese last 15 minutes. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

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