Tamale Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped green pepper
2 - 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
1 1/2 c. whole kernel corn (12 oz. can)
1/2 c. chopped olives
1 clove minced garlic
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2-3 tsp. chili powder
dash pepper
6 oz. Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
3/4 c. yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. cold water
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Preparation

Brown meat, onion & green pepper in large skillet until vegetables are tender. Drain. Stir in tomato sauce, corn, olives, garlic, sugar, 1 tsp. salt, chili powder & pepper.
Simmer until thick (20-25 minutes). Add cheese. Stir until melted. Turn into greased 9x9x2 baking dish. Stir cornmeal & 1/2 tsp. salt into cold water. Cook, stirring constantly until thick. Add butter and mix well. Spoon over hot meat mixture. Bake in moderate oven (375\u00b0) about 40-50 minutes.
Makes 6 servings.