South Of The Border Tamale Pie Recipes

FRANK TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook onion and green pepper in butter till tender but not brown.
• Cut franks in 1/2 inch pieces.
• Stir into skillet along with beans, corn, tomato sauce, olives, garlic, sugar, chili powder and dash of pepper.
• Simmer, uncovered, till thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Add cheese; stir till melted.
• Turn mixture into a greased 12x7.5 inch baking dish.
• Plae 2 cups cold water in saucepan.
• Stir in cornmeal and 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• Cook and stir till very thick.
• Spoon over hot frank mixture forming a lattice design.
• Bake uncovered at 375 for abut 25 minutes.

HOT TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Cook and stir ground beef in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until meat starts to brown and release juices, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir in poblano peppers, salt, salsa, oregano, and chipotle powder; cook and stir until seasoned beef is crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes.
• Mix one package of corn muffin mix in a large bowl with 1 egg and 1/3 cup of milk. Whisk to combine. In a separate large bowl, mix the second package of corn muffin mix with 1 egg, 1/3 cup of milk and half the Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses.
• Spread the prepared corn muffin mixture without cheese into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle corn over the muffin mix, followed by remaining half of the cheeses, then the beef mixture.
• Spoon the corn muffin mix with cheese on top of the beef and carefully spread over the top with a fork, leaving about half an inch from the edges of the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, until golden brown.