Tamale Pie Harrison Version

Josephine Baecht Harrison (Jo)

1 lb. veal round
3 Tablespoons shortening
2 onions
3 heaping teaspoon chili powder
3 Tablespoons flour
1 can hominy
salt
butter
olives

Cut veal into small pieces. Stew until tender. Remove from liquid and flour. Fry in shortening, add chopped onions and saute till tender, add chili powder and flour. Stir. Add stock from meat to make thick gravy. Put through meat grinder hominy with salt. Butter baking dish, alternate layers of hominy with layers of meat with olive pieces between layers. Bake 40 minutes.

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T amale Pie

Diane L. Leipper

1 cup corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 onion, chopped
1/2 clove garlic, minced
3/4 lb. beef, chopped or ground
1 1/2 cups tomatoes (can use 1 can stewed tomatoes)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon A-1 sauce
9 ripe olives

Mix cornmeal to a paste with 1 cup cold water. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the salt to 2 1/2 cups boiling water and stir in cornmeal paste. Slowly cook (about 1 hour). Brown onion in fat, add garlic and meat and brown. Season, add tomatoes, cover and simmer gently for one hour or until the meat is tender.

Grease a flat pan and add part of the mush. Pour in the meat mixture, add the olives and either cover with the remaining mush or add the mush in large spoonfuls onto meat mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

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Chili Wow

Josephine Baecht Harrison (Jo)

2 pkgs (12 oz.) corn bread mix
1 envelope (11/4 oz.) chili
seasoning mix
2 cups water
2 eggs
4 cans chili con carne
1-1/3 cups sliced olives (pitted black)
1/2 cup minced onion
2 cans (9 oz.) pineapple crushed and drained
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine corn bread mix and chili seasoning in a bowl. Mix lightly, add water and eggs. Mix until well blended and smooth. Spoon into a well greased 21/2 qt. ring mold. Bake for 30 minutes, or until done. Cool slightly. Combine chili, olives, onion and pineapple in a large saucepan.

Cook stirring occasionally until thoroughly heated. Turn out corn bread onto hot platter. Fill center with the chili mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

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