Tamale Pie

Name: Tamale Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g beef mince; 1 onion, diced; 1 red pepper, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp chilli powder; 1 tin diced tomatoes; 1 cup corn kernels; 1 tin black beans, drained; 1 cup cornmeal; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 egg; 100g cheddar, grated; salt and pepper to taste

An American bake with a spiced beef and corn filling under a cornbread crust. Pouring the cornmeal batter evenly over the filling rather than mixing it through keeps the two layers distinct, so you get a proper crust on top of a savoury filling.

Total time

55 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

500gbeef mince

1onion, diced

1red pepper, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspcumin

2 tspchilli powder

1 tindiced tomatoes

1 cupcorn kernels

1 tinblack beans, drained

1 cupcornmeal

1 cupchicken stock

1egg

100gcheddar, grated

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Brown beef. Add onion, pepper and garlic. Add cumin, chilli, tomatoes, corn and beans. Season.

Spread filling in a baking dish.

Mix cornmeal with stock, egg and a pinch of salt. Pour over filling.

Scatter with cheddar.

Bake at 190°C for 30-35 minutes until cornbread topping is set.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

638

Protein

46.4g

Fat

33.3g

Carbs

42.9g

Fiber

Sodium

496mg

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