Corn Pone Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
1 pie
ingredients
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Chili con Carne
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 onion
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 can red kidney beans or 1 can chili bean
- 2 cans tomato sauce (can substitute stewed or canned tomatoes)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed cayenne pepper (if you like it spicy - you can leave this out or add more!)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon crushed clove
- salt
- paprika
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Corn Bread
- 3⁄4 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup flour
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 2 tablespoons melted butter or 2 tablespoons shortening
directions
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Prepare the Chili con Carne first, since it will simmer for one hour:
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Slice onion and add to hot oil.
- Add ground beef and minced garlic.
- Cook and stir for about 5 minutes (or till brown).
- Add kidney beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, optional cayenne pepper, and cloves.
- Simmer for an hour, or until thick.
- Salt and paprika to taste.
- Corn Bread: Sift together the corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Mix in milk, eggs, and butter.
- Now to build the pie!
- In a 1.
- 5 quart casserole dish, pour the Chili con Carne and spread on bottom.
- Pour Corn Bread batter over the top to cover the Chili.
- Be careful not to get too much of the chili mixed with the batter.
- Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Darcie Kelly
Condon, MT