Tamale Pie With Cornmeal Crust Recipes

TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking dish (square dish or round pie pan)
• Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. These include cornmeal, all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir these with a fork to combine.
• Add the egg, sour cream and corn to the dry ingredients and mix.
• Pour the cornbread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake the corn bread for about 15 minutes, it won't be done completely, but it will bake more once we layer everything on.
• While the cornbread bakes, prepare the ground beef. Cook over medium heat in a skillet, once the meat is cooked through, no longer pink, drain the grease, add the seasonings and stir to combine.
• Poke the cornbread with a fork all over and drizzle with enchilada sauce.
• Add the ground beef on top of the cornbread, then top with the shredded cheese.
• Bake again for another 30 minutes until the top is melted and bubbling. The sauce will be bubbling along the edges of the baking dish. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

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.

CORNBREAD TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Grease a 3-quart high-sided casserole dish with cooking spray. In a large skillet, saute the beef and onion over medium-high heat until the meat is brown and the onion translucent, about 10 minutes. Then add the beans, corn, tomato sauce, broth, bell pepper (if using), chili powder, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and teaspoon salt. In a small bowl whisk together the egg, milk and oil until combined. Whisk the milk mixture into the flour mixture until combined. Spread the meat mixture into the casserole dish and cover with the corn bread topping. The topping will disappear into the meat mixture but will rise during baking and form a layer of corn bread. Bake until the corn bread is brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

GREEN CHILI TAMALE PIE WITH CHEDDAR CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Brown meat in skillet. Add remainging ingredients and simmer 20 minutes. Pour into a 4-qt casserole. Top with cheese. Mix rest of ingredients together and pour over the top of meat and cheese. Bake at 375℉ (190℃). for 30 minutes (or until topping is done).

TAMALE PIE WITH CHEESE CORNMEAL TOPPING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Grease a 2 1/2-quart or 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook, stirring, until beef is no longer pink.
• Add chopped onion, garlic, and bell pepper; cook for 2 minutes, or until just tender.
• Pour off excess fat.
• Stir tomatoes, corn, and seasonings into ground beef mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes longer.
• Mix 1/2 cup cornmeal with 1 cup water. Stir into ground beef mixture. Cover and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Add sliced olives to beef mixture and stir to blend thoroughly.
• Pour beef mixture into prepared baking dish. Set aside while you make topping.
• In a medium saucepan, heat 1 1/2 cups milk with 1 teaspoon salt and the butter. When milk is hot but not boiling, gradually stir in 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal. Continue cooking until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir, then add cheese and beaten eggs. Stir to blend.
• Pour topping over ground beef mixture and spread evenly to edges of casserole.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

TAMALE PIE WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In large skillet, saute chopped onions and green peppers in olive oil, until softened.
• Add meat and cook until lightly browned. Move meat around pan with wooden spoon.
• Add in corn, tomatoes, and olives. Stir and simmer until mixture has thickened.
• While meat mixture is thickening, begin to make cornmeal topping. Combine cornmeal, salt, and cold water in medium saucepan. Cook on medium high, stirring occasionally until mixture thickens. Stir in butter, once mixture has thickened quite a bit. Continue to cook, until butter has melted into cornmeal mixture.
• Pour meat mixture into 13x9 baking dish. Spread cornmeal topping on top of meat mixture.
• Place pie in preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes. At the 10 minute mark, sprinkle the freshly shredded cheese over the top of the cornmeal topping.
• Enjoy!!

TAMALE PIE WITH CORNMEAL CHEESE CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cornmeal and sugar; stir in 1-cup cheese, milk, eggs and oil. Stir just until moistened.
• Press mixture on bottom and up sides of 9"pie plate sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
• In a 10"skillet, cook ground turkey, green peppers, onion, garlic and jalapeños over medium high heat until turkey is no longer pink.
• Drain. Stir in tomato sauce, corn, chili powder, cumin and cayenne.
• Spoon turkey mixture into cornmeal crust.
• Bake at 350 F, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven; sprinkle with 1-cup cheese.
• Return to oven and bake until cheese melts.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.

EASY CORNMEAL CRUST FOR PIES, GALETTES AND CROSTATAS

Steps:

• Place flour, cornmeal, salt and sugar into a bowl.
• Using a whisk, mix until well combined
• Add butter. Using your hands mix into dry mix, the mixture will be someone mealy looking at this point.
• Add olive oil and stir until combined. There will be areas that arent completely combined, don't worry. When you add the water it will meld.
• Add as much of the ice cold water to have the dough stick together. It may seem a little stringy at this point but it is fine.
• Form into a ball and place in the fridge for 30 mins to an 1 hour until chilled.
• Onto a peice of parchment paper, sprinkle a little bit of cornmeal.
• Place chilled dough ball into the center and then dust a rolling pin with a little cornmeal as well.
• Roll dough out to 1/4" thickness. If the dough starts to stick, sprinkle a little bit more cornmeal on top.
• Bake and use according to your gallete, tart, crust or quiche recipe dictates.
• You can make this ahead and chill up to 3 days.

TAMALE PIE WITH CHEDDAR & CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Grease 13x9x2 baking dish.
• In a large skillet heat oil add the peppers and onions saute for 5 minutes.
• Add beef to pan mixing to crumble cooking about about 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients plus 1/4 cup beer.
• Put into prepared pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients, stir to mix well.
• In an other bowl, whisk yogurt,eggs,and oil to blend.
• Stir in 3/4 cup cheese, scallions and jalapeño.
• Pour yogurt mixture over the cornmeal mixture and stir just till blended.
• Top the filling with crust mixture.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake for 30 minutes.

EASY OLD SCHOOL TAMALE PIE (WITHOUT JIFFY!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Grease a cast iron skillet with butter or spray a pie plate, 11X7 pan, or 9X9 pan with cooking spray.
• Whisk together cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add egg, melted butter, milk, and cream style corn. Whisk to combine. Pour into prepared baking dish and bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean and edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and decrease oven temperature to 375ºF.
• Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cornbread surface. Pour 1/2 can enchilada sauce on top and spread evenly over cornbread. Set aside.
• While cornbread is baking, begin to make filling. In a large skillet brown beef over medium high heat and drain, if necessary. To the browned beef stir in remaining enchilada sauce, salsa, and chili powder. Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes until thickened.
• Spread beef filling over cornbread. Top with cheese and return to 375ºF oven for 15 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before cutting. Serve with additional salsa, cilantro, sour cream, and sliced avocado.

TAMALE PIE WITH CORNBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add onion, jalapeno pepper, green chile peppers, garlic, cumin, and chili powder; saute until onion and jalapeno are soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add enchilada sauce and simmer for 30 minutes.
• While the sauce is simmering, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• Mix buttermilk, cornmeal, egg, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and poke holes in the cornbread with a wooden spoon. Reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Pour simmering meat mixture on top of the cornbread. Top with shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. Return to the oven and bake until cheese is melted, 5 to 10 minutes.