Tamales - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 tsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 can tomato paste
1 1/2 c. cornmeal
4 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. salt
tomato juice
water

Preparation

Brown onion and meat; add seasonings mixed with flour.
Add tomato paste and simmer about 30 minutes.
Cool and shape into tamales about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and 4 inches long.
Mix cornmeal, flour, chili powder and salt together.
Roll shaped tamales in dry mix.
Place each tamale rolled in dry mix on a coffee filter and roll up.
Place tamales in a heavy cooking pot and cover with equal parts of tomato juice and water.
Simmer very slowly for 2 to 3 hours.
Move tamales very gently occasionally to avoid sticking.