Simple Savory Tamale Pie

Name: Simple Savory Tamale Pie
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1/2 sweet onion, chopped; 1 hotpepper; 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes; 1 6 oz can tomato paste; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 1/3 cups flour; 3/4 cup yellow corn meal; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/3 cup cane sugar; 1/4 cup melted butter; 1 egg; 1/3 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded

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Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/2 sweet onion, chopped
1 hotpepper
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup yellow corn meal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup cane sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1 egg
1/3 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded

Directions

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["Heat oven to 350 degrees. Clean and chop onion; clean and dice the hot pepper ( I use cherry hot poppers, but any type of hot pepper will work, depending on your tastes). This ingredient can be omitted.\r\n\r\nBrown the ground beef, onion and pepper in a medium skillet over medium high heat until nicely browned and meat is no longer pink. Drain excess fat and add to the beef the tomatoes, tomato paste and spices. Mix well and press into a buttered 11\" x 7\"" baking dish. Set aside.\r\n\r\nPrepare the corn muffin batter:\r\nIn a medium bowl