Beef Mole Tamale Pie

Name: Beef Mole Tamale Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs ground beef; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn, partially thawed; 1 1/4 cups salsa, medium-hot (or to taste); 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 cups monterey jack cheese or 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded; 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2/3 cup milk; 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 1 egg, beaten; fresh cilantro leaves; chili pepper; sour cream (optional)

Submitted by Chabear01

"Found this recipe on RecipeRewards and am Posting it for ZWT II 2006 Mexico. I have not tried this yet, but sure sounds good. This looks as if it could make a great dish for pot lucks, or OMAC's."

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photo by Charmie777

Ready In:: 2hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 23
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn, partially thawed
1 ¹⁄₄ cups salsa, medium-hot (or to taste)
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt, divided
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups monterey jack cheese or 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
¹⁄₃ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 cup all-purpose flour
³⁄₄ cup yellow cornmeal
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
²⁄₃ cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
fresh cilantro leaves
chili pepper
sour cream (optional)

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Spray 11"x7" baking dish with nontick cooking spray.
Brown beef with onion, bell pepper and garlic in large deep skillet or dutch oven over medium heat. Drain fat. Stir in corn, salsa, cocoa, cumin, 1 tsp salt, oregano and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat; stir in cheese and cilantro.
Spread into prepared dish.
Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and remaining 1/2 tsp salt in large bowl. Add milk, butter and egg; stir just until dry ingredients are moistend.
Drop by spoonfuls evenly over meat mixture; spread batter evenly with spatula.
Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake 20 minutes or until topping is light brown and filling is bubbly.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Garnish with cilantro, chile pepper and sour cream.

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Reviews

This recipe was okay.

BethanyS
Great! Super easy too since I prepped everything early. I agree with other reviewers that it could use more heat, but this was perfect for us with a toddler. We doctored up our own portions. I think hominy would be good instead of corn too. Definitely goes into our "favorites"! Thanks!

Stebnay
This was great! Alot of ingredients, but well worth it. Next time I'll use a hot salsa. For our taste it needed a little more kick! Thanks for sharing.

Galley Wench
Very, very tasty & worth more than 5 stars!! I did tweak a little to accomodate what was in my pantry/freezer. No corn so I used drained & rinsed black beans. Subbed chopped fresh jalapeno for the bell pepper. I used hot salsa & thought it still needed a bit more heat. The cooking time is way over estimated. It took me 45 minutes from start to finish. Convection baking time was only 12 min at 400º & 8 min. at 350º. I've kissed a lot of frogs looking for a good tamale pie recipe & I've finally found a Prince! And with chocolate & cinnamon! Life is good! Thanks for posting this keeper!

SusieQusie
Deliciously different! I might up the amount of heat next time. Served it with sour cream and guacamole.

Charmie777

Tweaks

Very, very tasty & worth more than 5 stars!! I did tweak a little to accomodate what was in my pantry/freezer. No corn so I used drained & rinsed black beans. Subbed chopped fresh jalapeno for the bell pepper. I used hot salsa & thought it still needed a bit more heat. The cooking time is way over estimated. It took me 45 minutes from start to finish. Convection baking time was only 12 min at 400 & 8 min. at 350. I've kissed a lot of frogs looking for a good tamale pie recipe & I've finally found a Prince! And with chocolate & cinnamon! Life is good! Thanks for posting this keeper!

SusieQusie

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