Vegetarian Tamale Pie

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Tamale Pie

Ingredients (use vegan versions):
3 cups cornmeal
6 cups water
2 vegetable bouillin cube
2 dried ancho chiles, rehydrated in the 6 cup water above, chopped
1 jar chuncky salsa, 16-20 oz.
1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 8 oz. can of corn, drained
pinch salt, pepper and oreagno
1/4 teaspoon cumin
fresh cilantro (opt.), to taste
Directions:

Mix the first 4 ingredients and make the polenta (pie) part of the base. Usual recipes call for 20 min. cooking time or so, or, until spoon stands up in boiling polenta. Pour into 13" x 9" rectangular cake pan. Spread out and allow to cool and thicken. (You can do this several hours ahead, and slice and grill the polenta if you wish)

Mix rest of ingredients in a sauce pan and heat through.

Serve on top of slices of the Tamale Pie. Good with a good salad.

Serves: 6 large serv.

Preparation time: 40 min