Pastel del Choclo (S. American Corn Casserole)
- 1/2 pounds Hamburger Or Ground Turkey
- 3 pieces Chicken Thigh (or 4 Legs)
- 1/2 whole Large Onion, Large Diced
- 3 Hard Boiled Eggs, Sliced
- 13 cups Green Olives (approximate--use A Large Handful)
- 13 cups Golden Raisins (approximate--use A Large Handful)
- 2 cans Creamed Corn
- 2 cans Whole Kernel Corn, Drained--or Straight Off The Cob Is Even Better!
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Sweet Ground Basil
- 2 pinches Sugar
- There are 2 layers to this dish: the corn mix, and the meat layer.
- Both will be placed in the same 9 x 18 baking dish/pan for final cooking.
- MEAT LAYER
- 1.
- Brown the hamburger and chicken with the onions.
- 2.
- Hard boil 3 of the eggs, then slice.
- 3.
- Put meat/onion mixture in the pan and lay egg slices scattered on top.
- Sprinkle olives and raisins across mixture.
- CORN LAYER
- 4.
- Mix corn, 1 uncooked egg and basil in a blender until its a chunky, thick liquid.
- Add cornmeal if its too runny.
- 5.
- Add salt as desired for taste.
- 6.
- Pour corn layer over meat layer prepared above.
- 7.
- Sprinkle sugar on top.
- Bake in a 350-375 degree oven for about 30-40 minutes, until corn layer is golden brown.
- (Sorry about the approximation with the temperature the oven there was labeled in Celsius.)
hamburger, chicken thigh, onion, eggs, green olives, golden raisins, kernel corn, egg, fresh sweet ground basil, sugar
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/pastel-del-choclo-s-american-corn-casserole/ (may not work)