Tamale Pie
- 1 pound beef chuck
- 1 1/2 pounds pork shoulder
- 1 each bay leaves
- 1 each onions chopped
- 3 each cloves
- 6 each peppercorns
- 1 x salt
- 10 each dried red chiles
- 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 3 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups stock reserved
- 1/2 cup stock reserved
- 3/4 cup cornmeal
- 1 each eggs
- 1 tablespoon lard
- 1/2 cup raisins, seedless
- 1 pint olives
- MEAT.
- Combine chuck, pork, bay leaf, onion, cloves, peppercorns and salt to taste in large pot with water to cover and cook over low heat until tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
- Remove beef and pork from pot.
- Strain stock and reserve 2 1/2 cups.
- Discard bay leaf, onion, cloves and peppercorns.
- Cut meat into 1-inch cubes.
- CHILE GRAVY.
- Cut stem ends off chiles and soak overnight in cold water to cover.
- Remove seeds and veins and simmer in water to cover 30 minutes.
- Scrape pulp out of skins.
- Puree in blender and set aside.
- Melt lard in saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in flour and salt and cook over low heat, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add 2 cups reserved stock and simmer, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Stir in chile puree, remove from heat and set aside.
- CRUST.
- Combine remaining 1/2 cup reserved meat stock, cornmeal, egg and lard and stir until thickened.
- ASSEMBLY.
- Sprinkle raisins evenly in bottom of 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
- Sprinkle olives over.
- Place meat cubes in layer on olives and pour Chile Gravy over.
- Spoon Cornmeal Crust mixture evenly over top.
- Bake at 325F (160C) until crust is golden brown, about 1 hour.
beef chuck, pork shoulder, bay leaves, onions, cloves, peppercorns, salt, red chiles, vegetable shortening, flour, salt, stock reserved, stock reserved, cornmeal, eggs, lard, raisins, olives
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/tamale-pie-40287 (may not work)