Hot Tamales - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
2 onions, diced
salt
chili powder
4 c. cornmeal
hot water
lard
1/2 clove garlic, chopped
red pepper
1 can tomato paste
6 Tbsp. fat
4 to 5 doz. shucks

Preparation

Cook beef in small amount of lard for 10 to 15 minutes; add onions and garlic continuing to cook.
Season to taste with salt, red pepper and chili powder; add tomato paste.
Cook until all ingredients are done.
Let meat set for a few minutes; remove fat from top.
Make a mush by pouring boiling water over cornmeal; season to taste.
Spread mush over shucks.
Place thick line of meat in center of mush and roll up.
Place in large cooker or Dutch oven.
Pour in 3 cups boiling water.
Cover and cook slowly for 3 hours.