Ok, so this is what most people would call Tamale Pie. But does it have anything to do with tamales? Not the way I make it, or the tamale I like. Since I do not write for pay or clicks, I'll call it what I want then. Today I'm jotting down the 'recipe' we used tonight because it turned out well! I just realized that we could have cooked the meat in the dutch oven and made fewer dishes. I'll have to do that next time.
You will notice that there's no cheese - we add ours on top, but you are welcome to put some in the filling if you like.
Filling:
1 lb ground bison
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs cumin
2 tsps paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1 can diced tomatoes (I use no salt added)
1 can black beans
1 1/2 cups frozen corn
Topping (an adaptation of Homesick Texan's cornbread):
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk (or whey left over from yogurt making)
1. Preheat oven to 400º F. Saute onion until it's starting lose color, then add in ground meat, spices, and garlic. Cook until meat is done.
2. Transfer meat to cooking dish (I used a 9-inch dutch oven), stir in tomatoes, beans, and corn. Add cheese if you're using it.
3. Mix the topping ingredients all together, then pour over filling.
4. Bake at 400º F 30-40 minutes, or until cornbread is cooked through. (alternatively, just cook the cornbread separately so that you can start it while you're cooking the rest.)
You will notice that there's no cheese - we add ours on top, but you are welcome to put some in the filling if you like.
Filling:
1 lb ground bison
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs cumin
2 tsps paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1 can diced tomatoes (I use no salt added)
1 can black beans
1 1/2 cups frozen corn
Topping (an adaptation of Homesick Texan's cornbread):
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk (or whey left over from yogurt making)
1. Preheat oven to 400º F. Saute onion until it's starting lose color, then add in ground meat, spices, and garlic. Cook until meat is done.
2. Transfer meat to cooking dish (I used a 9-inch dutch oven), stir in tomatoes, beans, and corn. Add cheese if you're using it.
3. Mix the topping ingredients all together, then pour over filling.
4. Bake at 400º F 30-40 minutes, or until cornbread is cooked through. (alternatively, just cook the cornbread separately so that you can start it while you're cooking the rest.)
