Hot Tamale Cast Iron Casserole Recipes

HOT TAMALE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, bring the water, salt and cayenne to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon for 15-20 minutes or until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from the sides of the pan., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, green pepper and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Stir in the beans, enchilada sauce, chilies, olives, chili powder and cilantro; heat through., Spread polenta into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Top with meat mixture. Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 2-5 minutes or until filling is bubbly and cheese is melted.

NOT-SO-CORNY TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix pinto beans and black beans into beef mixture.
• Sprinkle Mexican cheese blend over beef-bean mixture; stir. Mix diced tomatoes with green chile peppers into beef-bean mixture.
• Mix corn bread mix, milk, and eggs together in a bowl until batter is smooth. Spread batter over top of beef-bean mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cornbread comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

EASY TAMALE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Season beef with salt and pepper.
• Stir onion into the ground beef; cook and stir for 1 minute and immediately remove skillet from heat.
• Stir pinto beans and crushed tomatoes into the beef mixture.
• Beat cream-style corn, cornbread mix, and egg together in a bowl until smooth; spread over the top of the ground beef mixture in the skillet. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the corn mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the cornbread is set in the middle, about 25 minutes.

HOT TAMALE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet.
• Add onion and green pepper; saute until tender.
• Add beef and cook until crumbly.
• Add tomatoes (if the tomatoes are very juicy take off some juice, keep it you can add it if needed), tomato paste, corn, olives, cumin, salt, all spice, chili powder, pepper sauce and cornmeal.
• Simmer stirring frequently for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Spoon mixture into a 2 1/2 qt casserole.
• MAKE TAMALE TOPPING----------------.
• In a large bowl mix, flour cornmeal, sugar and baking powder.
• Add melted butter, milk, and egg.
• Stir only until dry ingredients are just moistened.
• Quickly stir in the jalapeno pepper and cheese.
• BACK TO THE CASSEROLE-----------.
• Spoon the topping in large spoonfuls around the edge of the casserole.
• Bake in 450°F uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until cornmeal topping is cooked through and lightly browned.

HOT TAMALE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring water, salt, and cayenne to a boil. Reduce heat and slowly wisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon for 15-20 minutes or until thickened and pulls away cleanly from the sides of the pan.
• Cook ground beef,onion, peppers and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink.
• Stir in the beans, enchilada sauce, chilies, olives, chili powder and cilantro. Heat through.
• Spread polenta mixutre into a greased 8in square pan. Top with meat mixutre and bake at 350 for 25 minutes, covered.
• Top with cheese, bake uncovered until cheese is melted.