[CH] All in one Tamale Pie
Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@home.com)
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:26:36 +0000
Tonight I resurrected a very old recipe from away back when I first
started doing Mexican.
I do not remember where the idea came from, but I do know it was back in
the early sixties, and I have not done this one for some time....yars
and yars! So, here it is, one dish meal!
1 tbls olive oil
1 onion, roughly chopped
1 hab, chopped fine...2 if you wish
2 jalapenos, chopped(seeded too, as the hab as well)
1/2 lb pork tenderloin, cut into strips about 1/2 inch by 2 inch
1 14 oz can of cream corn
1 14 oz can Rotel, or othere mex style tomatoes
1 cup 2% milk
1 cup uncooked yellow cornmeal, hominy may be used rather
2 tsp of Calvin's chile powder blend, or your own, if any left from
last year
1/2 cup pitted black olives, chopped up
1/2 lb jack cheese, or mix of old cheddar and jack
In a heavy skillet or a stainless steel pan, 2 qt size, add oil, and add
the onions and peppers, and simmer until transparent, and your nose
tells you that the chiles are in there! Remove to a bowl, heat the pan
again and add the pork strips, stirring around until they brown...add
Calvin's at this time, and return the onion and peppers to the
pan....add the tomatoes, corn, milk and then stir in the
cornmeal....cover and cook over LOW heat for about 20 minutes, add in
the cheese and olives, and cook for another 5 or 10 more minutes, until
cheese is melted. Serve with a salad, and corn chips. If not hot enough,
add more Calvin's! Enjoy, Doug in BC