tamale pie recipe

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 (15 1/4 ounce) can corn kernels, drained

1 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

- In a large skillet over medium high heat, brown the ground beef and onion, adding garlic during the last half of browning, so it doesn't burn.

- Drain the fat and return meat to skillet.

- Add the tomato sauce, drained corn, seasonings, and 1 cup of water.

- Simmer on low for 10 minutes.

- Pour mixture into a 2 quart baking dish.

- Sprinkle the corn meal evenly over the beef mixture.

- Carefully pour in 1 cup water over a spoon back, so as not to disturb the corn meal.

- Bake for 30 minutes.