Hot Tamale Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork
1 1/2 c. cornmeal
1/4 c. flour
3/4 c. tomatoes, mashed
3 Tbsp. chili powder
5 medium garlic cloves
2 Tbsp. salt
2 large cans tomato juice
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix together ground meats, cornmeal, flour, tomatoes, chili powder, garlic and 2 tablespoons salt.
Form mixture into small balls the size of a large marble.
In a large roaster, pour in tomato juice and remaining salt.
Let simmer for 10 minutes.
Drop in tamale balls and let cook for 2 hours. Check sauce during cooking and add tomato juice or water, if needed.
Remove balls from sauce and serve.
Makes about 100 balls.