Hot Tamale Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 c. boiling water
2 c. cornmeal
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork
small can tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
small clove garlic
2 Tbsp. oil
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Make mush with water and cornmeal and line 9-inch square pan with 2-inch layer of mush.
Fry onion in oil until pale yellow; add meat and brown lightly.
Add tomatoes, garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper and simmer 10 minutes.
Pour into pan and top with remaining mush.
Bake for 2 hours at 325\u00b0.