Recipes by Ed: May 2009

Corn meal mixture

3/4 cup Yellow Cornmeal
1/4 cup Milk
1 egg beaten until it screams

Tamale Pie

2 pounds ground turkey (or beef, if you want to die from clogged arteries)
1 small onion chopped
16 oz Canned Chopped Tomatoes
2 cups whole kernel corn (frozen or canned)
1 cup Pinto Beans cooked
1 ea jalapeño diced (for pussies) or 1 - 4 oz can diced jalapeños
1/2 cup Black Olives drained and sliced
6 cloves garlic, chopped
2 Tablespoons Chili Powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
7 oz can Green Chiles diced
1 teaspoon Mrs Dash Extra Spicy seasoning
Sharp Cheddar cheese for topping (kinda like icing on a cake)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix cornmeal, milk and egg and set aside.

Brown meat and add onions and garlic. Saute until onions are soft and transparent. Stir in remaining Tamale Pie ingredients and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes and mix thoroughly.

Stir in cornmeal mixture and again mix thoroughly. Place in 2-1/2 quart casserole and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and sprinkle on sharp cheddar cheese and bake 5 more minutes.

Serve Green Chile salsa.

Ingredients

4 Chicken (skinless/boneless) Breast cut into 1" cubes
3-4 sliced jalapenos
1 - 7oz can Embasa Salsa Mexicana
1 - 7oz can diced Green Chiles
2 teaspoons Mrs Dash Extra Spicy
1 teaspoon Mrs Dash Garlic and Herb
1 Tablespoon chili powder
4 cloves garlic diced
1/2 bunch Green Onions (use both green and white parts)
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil for frying

Directions

Heat olive oil in large frying pan on high and add chicken. Turn so that chicken does not stick to pan. Reduce to medium high and cook the chicken until almost done. Add garlic, jalapeños, green onions, green chiles, salsa, and all seasonings, cover and cook 1 minute on high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Stir chicken regularly. Cook for about 20 minutes. Remove cover and cook for about 5 minutes on medium-high. Wasn't that easy??

Server with yellow rice.

Tamale Pie

Chicken Mexicana