Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 lb Coarsely ground lean beef 2 c Fresh corn
1 c Onion; chopped 1/2 c Tomatoes; chopped
1 Dried chile pod; crushed 10 Black olives; cut in half
1/4 c Raisins 1/2 ts Oregano
1 ts Brown sugar More black pepper to taste
1 ts Cumin 1 1/2 c Hot mashed potatoes
1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Paprika
1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper

The combination of beef with sugar and raisins may sound a little
weird, as well as the olives in the corn mixture but this is a
really tasty dish... the flavors DO blend together nicely.

In a heavy skillet, brown the meat. Add the onion and chile; saute
with the meat until the onion is limp and translucent. Stir in
the raisins, brown sugar, cumin, salt and pepper. Heat thoroughly
and set aside.

In a saucepan combine the corn and tomatoes with a little water.
Bring to a boil and simmer 5 min. Add olives, oregano and perhaps
some more pepper; simmer another 2 minutes.

Assemble a casserole with a bottom layer of the ground beef mixture;
then the corn mixture and top with a layer of mashed potatoes. Pat
the potato layer down and smooth it. Sprinkle on the paprika and
bake in a 350 degree F oven for 25 min or until the top has browned
a bit.

An original recipe by Jim Weller based vaguely on a long ago meal
in a Chilean restaurant. The original proper name of the dish is
long forgotten.
Submitted By JIM WELLER On 12-11-95

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