I cooked some'en: Iron skillet tamale pie

JLOCKHART29

Got off work and the wife all ready had tis well under way. This recipe is from Paula Deen. Did it b4 in oven but first time on the Egg.

Ingredients 1 pound ground chuck
1 onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (10-ounce) can enchilada sauce
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups self-rising cornmeal mix
1 cup cream-style corn
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon chili powder

Instructions In a large skillet, combine ground chuck, onion, and bell pepper. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is browned and crumbly. Drain well. Stir in enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in cheese. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal mix, cream-style corn, milk, oil, and eggs, stirring until smooth. Stir in sugar and chili powder. Pour one-third of batter into skillet. Bake 10 minutes. Spoon meat mixture evenly over cornbread layer. Spoon remaining cornmeal batter evenly over meat mixture. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cornbread comes out clean. Cut into wedges to serve.

First she browned the meat with vegs.


Then added sauses and cheese.


Poured part of the mix in the bottom of cast iron and cooked 10 min at 350. The poured the meat mix over the bottom crust.



Poured the rest of the cornbread mix over the meat then I put on the Egg at 350-375 for one hr. Yea I know what the recipe says but I have found that baking things like this using dome temps it takes about 2x as long to cook. Trust me at 40 min. it would have been raw!




Some fresh salid and La Bamba (thanks again) with some fresh pepper and Jake gives it a hardy approval as do I! :woohoo: Duck hunting tomorrow so time to crash. Hope all have a great night!

"Sparky"

Looks great from here JL :woohoo: Good luck tomorrow,G'nite

Firetruck

Looks good as usual JL.

Austin Smoker

Nice Tex-Mex creation there! I pounded some chicken tomatillo tamales at lunch today...tasted them all over again after seeing your post! :laugh:

Eggtucky

dang JL!..that looks really good dude!!

Ross in Ventura

Nice cook JL, I saved it have a good hunt tomorrow .
Ross

Gunnar

Oh man, that’s definitely on my to do list. Are sure that’s from Paula; I didn’t see a stick of butter or a cup of mayonnaise in the recipe. I couldn’t agree with you more about the increased baking time. Still trying to get a handle on that, just know I need to increase the time and sometimes raise the temp.