Yield: 6 servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1½ pounds | Coarsely ground lean beef |
1 tablespoon | To 2 tb vegetable oil |
1 cup | Chopped onion |
1 large | Dried aji chile pod; crushed or substitute New Mexican |
½ teaspoon | Cumin |
1 teaspoon | Paprika |
½ teaspoon | Salt |
¼ teaspoon | Freshly ground black pepper |
½ teaspoon | Oregano |
10 eaches | Black olives; cut in half |
2 cups | Fresh corn |
1 tablespoon | Milk |
1½ teaspoon | Sugar |
1 tablespoon | Oil |
In a heavy skillet, brown the meat, drain, and put it into a bowl.
Add the oil to the skillet, saute the onion, and add the chile, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and oregano; add the sauteed mixture to the meat and mix. Then pack the meat mixture into a shallow 4 to 4 quart ovenproof casserole dish and arrange the olives on top.
Put the corn in a blender with the milk, ½ teaspoons of the sugar, and puree the corn. Heat the oil in a skillet, add the pureed corn, and simmer, stirring, until the puree thickens. Pour this mixture over the meat mixture and sprinkle with the remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until the top is golden.
Authors' heat scale: Mild
_Hot and Spicy Latin Dishes_ from Chili Pepper Magazine Dave DeWitt, Mary Jane Wilan, Melissa T. Stock Prima Publishing, 1995 ISBN 1-55958-484-X Typos by Jeff Pruett Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 09-17-95