Mexican Beef Pie
Ingredients
- Beef mince ½ kg
- Onion chopped 1
- Tomatoes boiled 4
- Black olives 10 – 12
- Sweet corn 1 cup
- Cheddar cheese 1 packet
- Fresh cream ½ cup
- Chili powder 1 tbsp
- Lemon juice 2 tbsp
- Oil 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Ingredients for Topping
- Chicken stock 1 cup
- Milk ¼ cup
- Corn meal 150 gm
- Baking powder ½ tsp
- Black pepper powder ¼ tsp
- Butter 3 tbsp
Method
- Heat 3 tbsp oil in a wok, add ½ kg beef mince and fry well till water dries.Now add 1 tbsp chili powder, salt to taste and 4 boiled chopped tomatoes. Fry well.Add 10 – 12 black olives, 1 cup sweet corn and 2 tbsp lemon juice. Cook till all the water dries. Turn the flame off.
- In another pan put together 1 cup chicken stock, ¼ tsp black pepper and a little salt. Cook a little till it is just lukewarm.Blend together 150 gm corn meal, 3 tbsp butter, ½ tsp baking powder and ¼ cup milk.
- Add this mixture to the chicken stock. Cook till thickens. Spread prepared mince mixture in an oven proof dish, top with prepared batter.Now bake in a preheated oven on 180 degrees for 15 – 20 minutes.
- Now remove dish from oven, spread 1 packet of grated cheddar cheese on top. Bake for few minutes till cheese melts.Remove from oven and serve hot.
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