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TAMALE BEEF PIE

Get all the flavour of a traditional tamale with this casserole. The dish consists of spiced beef mixture topped with a layer of cornbread topping.

 

 

Yield: Serves 4.

July 02, 2019

TAMALE BEEF PIE

Ingredients

  • ​1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 lb (0.5 kg) lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 can (10 oz/284 mL) tomato soup
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen kernel corn
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Cornbread Topping (recipe follows)

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a frypan over medium heat.
  2. Add beef and cook, stirring to break up beef, until browned, about 7 - 10 minutes. Drain off excess fat.
  3. Add onion, bell peppers and garlic; saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  4. Stir in soup, corn and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 7 - 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
  5. Spoon mixture into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Spread Cornbread Topping over beef mixture. Bake at 425ºF for 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in centre of topping comes out clean.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

 

133 calories, 5.5 g fat, 1.4 g protein, 20.7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fibre, 57 mg sodium

Cornbread Topping

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup cornmeal
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup milk (2%)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp canola oil

Directions

  1. Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  2. Whisk together milk, egg and oil until blended.
  3. Add milk mixture to cornmeal mixture and stir just until combined.