Spicy Sausage Pot Pie With Cornmeal Pastry:
- 6 ounces hot Italian sausage, crumbled
- 1 12 cups coarsely chopped peeled rutabagas (8oz) or 1 12 cups turnips (8oz)
- 1 cup mild salsa or 1 cup medium hot salsa
- 34 cup cooked ham, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (4oz)
- 12 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (15 ounce) can yellow hominy, rinsed & drained
- 34 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 cup yellow cornmeal
- 14 salt
- In a Med mixing bowl combine pastry ingredients.
- Using a pastry blender,cut in 1/3shorting until pieces are pea-size.
- Sprinkle 3-5 tablespoons of cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, over mixture, tossing with a fork after each addition until moistened.
- Form dough into a ball.
- IN large skillet cook hot sausage for 8-10 minutes or until brown.
- Drain fat.
- Stir in rutabaga,salsa,ham& broth.
- Bring to boil & reduce heat.
- Cover until rutabaga is crisp-tender (8-10 min).
- Stir in hominy.
- Spoon sausage mixture into a ungreased 1 1/2-quart casserole.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Prepare Cornmeal Pastry: Measure diameter of top of casserole.
- Roll pastry about 1 inch larger than top of casserole.
- Place pastry on top of casserole.
- Turn edges on top under & fluted; Cut slits on top for steam to escape.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until pastry is golden brown!
italian sausage, peeled rutabagas, salsa, ham, chicken broth, yellow hominy, flour, yellow cornmeal, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-sausage-pot-pie-with-cornmeal-pastry-65714 (may not work)