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Tamale Pie

Tamale Pie
  • Category

    Dessert

  • Cusine

    Tex-Mex

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Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 cup chopped yellow onion

2 cloves garlic

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

1 can tomato puree

1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed

2 cups frozen sweet white corn

1 can diced green chilies

1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder

2 tsp paprika

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp ground coriander

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 oz . shredded monterey jack or cheddar cheese

chopped green onions or cilantro

Tamale Crust

2 cups masa harina

1/2 cup salted butter

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups hot water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat olive oil in a deep 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, crumble beef into oil and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up beef while stirring, until beef has browned and cooked through. Drain fat from beef, reserving 1 Tbsp of fat in saucepan and transfer drained beef to a bowl, set aside. Return saucepan with fat to heat, add in onion and saute until tender and lightly golden, about 4 minutes, adding in minced garlic during the last 1 minute of sauteing. Reduce heat to medium, stir in tomato puree, cooked ground beef, pinto beans, corn, green chilies, chili powder, paprika, cumin, coriander and season mixture with salt and pepper to taste. Allow mixture to simmer while preparing tamale crust. In a mixing bowl, whisk together masa harina, baking powder and salt. Using your fingertips, blend butter into masa harina until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Using a spoon, stir in hot water. Divide masa harina mixture among eight 12 - 14 oz ramekins and smooth into an even layer in ramekins . Divide ground beef mixture over tamale layer then sprinkle cheese over tops. Set filled ramekins on a rimmed cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve garnished with chopped green onions or cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.