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                             HOT TAMALE PIE

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Serving Size  : 18   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetarian                       Main dish

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1       tb           Olive oil
  1       md           Onion -- finely chopped
  1       md           Yellow, red or green bell
                       -pepper -- seeded and finely
                       -chopped
  2                    Garlic cloves -- minced
  1       cn           Unsweetend tomato sauce (16
                       -oz)
  1       cn           Pinto beans -- rinsed and
                       -drained (16 oz)
  1                    Ear corn -- kernels cut off
                       -cob, OR
    3/4   c            Frozen corn -- thawed
  1       t            Chili powder
  1       t            Ground cumin
    1/2   ts           Fine sea salt
          pn           Cayenne pepper
  3       c             -- water
  1       c            Yellow stone-ground cornmeal
  1       tb           Freshly squeezed lemon juice
  1       t            Dijon mustard
    1/2   ts           Fine sea salt

 Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over
 medium-high heat. Add the onion bell pepper, and
 garlic and cook until softened. 6 to 8 minutes.

 Remove from the heat and stir in the tomato sauce,
 pinto beans, corn, chili powder, cumin, salt and
 cayenne. Pour into an 8 x 8 glass baking dish.

 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

 Boil the water add the cornmeal, lemon juice, mustard,
 and salt in a large saucepan, and stir until mixed.
 Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then
 immediately reduce the heat to low and simmer,
 stirring often, until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes.

 Spread the cooked cornmeal over the bean mixture. Bake
 for 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

 From DEEANNE's recipe files



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