| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grains, Meats, Dairy | 1 | servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | tb | Olive Oil |
| 1 | Onion; chopped | |
| 1 | Jalapeno; seeded and minced, (I used 2 cayennes instead) | |
| 2 | Garlic cloves; minced, (I used more) | |
| 3 | tb | All-purpose flour |
| 2 | tb | Chile powder; or more to taste, (I used a Rustic Rub spice mix I had from Lagasse's book) |
| 2 | c | Homemade Turkey broth; chicken stock or canned chicken broth |
| 1 | cn | (8-oz) tomato sauce |
| Salt | ||
| 3 | c | Bite-sized pieces cooked turkey; (about 12 oz.) |
| 1 | cn | (15- to 19-oz.) black beans; drained and rinsed |
| 1 | c | Thawed frozen corn kernels; (I used canned) |
| 1 1/2 | c | Yellow cornmeal |
| 1 | c | Shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese; (4 oz.) – optional |
INSTRUCTIONS
1) Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish. 2) In a large saucepan, heat oil and add the onion and minced pepper and cook, stirring often, until the onion is golden - ~4 minutes. Add garlic and stir until fragrant - ~1 minute. Sprinkle with the flour and chile powder and stir until the vegetables are coated. 3) Gradually stir in the stock, then the tomato sauce and dash of salt. Bring to a simmer then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring often to avoid scorching, until sauce thickens - ~5 minutes. Stir in the turkey, black beans and corn and blend well. Pour into baking dish. 4) In a separate medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil over high heat. In a small bowl, whisk the cornmeal with 1 1/2 cups cold water. Whisk into the boiling water and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is boiling and thick, about 1 minute. Spread over turkey mixture as smoothly as possible. ***NOTE: I would use at least another 1/2 cup of cornmeal - it barely covered the turkey mixture at only 1 1/2 cups.*** Sprinkle with the cheese, if using. 5) Bake until the turkey mixture is bubbling - ~30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST by Imildur@aol.com on Nov 25, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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