Cajun Hot Tamales
By: Karlyn Oyama
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 5:32pm

Ingredients




3 lb.s ground beef
1 extra lg. onion, chopped
1 (10 oz.) can tomatoes, with chilies
1 (16 oz.) can chopped, peeled tomatoes
1 env. chili mix
1 (2 ½ oz.) jar Mexican chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
3 c.s water
2 c.s corn meal
Salt
cayenne pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Brown ground beef and onions. Drain and reserve juices. Process tomatoes. Add to ground beef. Add chili mix, chili powder, cumin, salt, cayenne and water. Simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour. Drain juice from meat again. 2 Combine juices and reserve. Add cornmeal to meat. Roll a heaping tablespoon of mixture in each tamale paper. Place tamales in a large steamer pot. Pour reserve juices over tamales. Cook on low for 45 minutes. Serves 12.