Mexican Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
salt to taste
1 1/2 c. yellow corn meal (plain meal)
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
1/3 c. cooking oil
3 eggs
2 cans cream-style corn
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 or 4 hot peppers
8 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese

Preparation

Brown ground beef and onion (salt to taste); drain.
Mix together meal, buttermilk, oil, eggs, corn, soda and salt.
Use a large glass baking dish or a large and medium-size iron skillet. Grease with shortening.
Pour 1/2 of meal mixture into dish.
Pour in ground beef.
Chop peppers, then grate cheese.
Sprinkle over meat.
Add rest of meal mixture.
Bake, uncovered, at 425\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Best when served with pinto beans and cole slaw.