Tamale Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 (13 oz.) can tomatoes
1 (3 oz.) can whole kernel corn
2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. chili powder
1 can whole ripe olives
1 c. corn meal
1 c. milk
2 eggs, well beaten
1 3/4 c. Cheddar cheese

Preparation

Heat butter and oil and saute onion and garlic until golden brown.
Add meat and brown slightly.
Put tomatoes, corn, salt and chili powder in pan and simmer for 20 minutes.
Let cool, then put with meat and pour into a shallow pan (10 x 14-inch).
Press olives into mixture.
Combine corn meal and milk with beaten eggs and spread with a spoon over filling.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Serves 8 to 10.