Tamale Pie
Tamale Pie might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 669 calories, 36g of protein, and 34g of fat. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, corn, beans, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.
Instructions
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown beef in 4 batches, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes per batch, transferring with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
Add remaining tablespoon oil to pot and saut onion and jalapeos over moderately high heat, stirring, until onion is softened, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate, then add garlic, cocoa powder, salt, and spices and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Return beef to pot with any juices that have accumulated in bowl and stir in tomatoes, corn, and water. Simmer chili, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until meat is very tender, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
Remove from heat and stir in beans, olives, cilantro, and salt to taste.
Transfer chili to a shallow 3-quart baking dish.
Whisk together flour, cornmeal, cheese, sugar, baking powder, salt, cumin, cilantro, and jalapeo in a large bowl.
Whisk together milk, butter, and egg in a small bowl, then stir into flour mixture until just combined.
Drop batter by large spoonfuls (about
over chili, spacing them evenly, and bake in middle of oven 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350F and bake pie until topping is cooked through, about 30 minutes more.
Cooks' note: Chili can be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, then chilled, covered.
Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose
Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 45 dollars per bottle.
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Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2016 was another in a string of terrific vintages in Santa Barbara. We had another early budbreak, and (unlike 2015) perfect weather during set, allowing for a strong, balanced crop. May, June and July were quite warm and ripening was fairly quick; however, an unseasonably cool August slowed the vines considerably. For the winemaker it was almost ideal, as the grapes were able to complete ripening slowly, without heat spikes, and the grapes maintained excellent acidity. Over a series of cool mornings, we picked each block at near perfect ripeness and balance. The wines appear to have great fruit character, fresh acidity and tannic structure and solid depth.