Frank Tamale Pie Recipe
Do you think you need to frequent a restaurant for frank tamale pie, when you can make it at home? I prepare this yum frank tamale pie as a side dish every month or even more often. The most essential ingredient in frank tamale pie is always pork. Tell me how you enjoyed my frank tamale pie. Feedback helps to keep me going and experimenting more.
Ingredients
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound frankfurters (4 or 5)
1 16-ounce can pork and beans in tomato sauce
1 12-ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1/4 cup chopped pitted ripe olives
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder
1 1/2 cups shredded American cheese
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
Directions
In a large skillet cook onion and green pepper in butter till tender but not brown.
Cut franks in 1/2-inch pieces.
Stir into skillet along with beans, corn, tomato sauce, olives, garlic, sugar, chili powder, and dash pepper.
Simmer, uncovered, till thickened, about 30 minutes.
Add cheese; stir till melted.
Turn mixture into a greased 12 x 7 1/2 x 2 inch baking dish.
Place 2 cups cold water in saucepan.
Stir in cornmeal and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Cook and stir till very thick (14 to 1 minute after mixture comes to boiling).
Spoon over hot frank mixture, forming a lattice design as shown in photo at right.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for about 25 minutes.
Cut franks in 1/2-inch pieces.
Stir into skillet along with beans, corn, tomato sauce, olives, garlic, sugar, chili powder, and dash pepper.
Simmer, uncovered, till thickened, about 30 minutes.
Add cheese; stir till melted.
Turn mixture into a greased 12 x 7 1/2 x 2 inch baking dish.
Place 2 cups cold water in saucepan.
Stir in cornmeal and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Cook and stir till very thick (14 to 1 minute after mixture comes to boiling).
Spoon over hot frank mixture, forming a lattice design as shown in photo at right.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for about 25 minutes.
