Corn Pone Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 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
• 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

Recipe

• 1 prepare the chili con carne first, since it will simmer for one hour:.
• 2 heat oil in a large skillet.
• 3 slice onion and add to hot oil.
• 4 add ground beef and minced garlic.
• 5 cook and stir for about 5 minutes (or till brown).
• 6 add kidney beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, optional cayenne pepper, and cloves.
• 7 simmer for an hour, or until thick.
• 8 salt and paprika to taste.
• 9 corn bread: sift together the corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 10 mix in milk, eggs, and butter.
• 11 now to build the pie!
• 12 in a 1.
• 13 5 quart casserole dish, pour the chili con carne and spread on bottom.
• 14 pour corn bread batter over the top to cover the chili.
• 15 be careful not to get too much of the chili mixed with the batter.
• 16 bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.