Tamale Pie

1 Cup Corn Meal

1 lb. Ground Beef

1 teaspoon Salt

1½ teaspoons Chili Powder

3 Cups Boiling Water

2 teaspoons Salt

1 Chopped Garlic Clove

2 Cups Diced, Canned Tomatoes

1 Chopped Onion

1 Cup Canned Whole-Kernel Corn

2 Tablespoons Shortening

① Stir corn meal and salt into rapidly boiling water; simmer 10 minutes.

② With a tablespoon, line the bottom and sides of a greased 1½ quart casserole dish with ⅔ of the corn meal mixture.

③ Melt shortening in skillet.

④ Add garlic, onion, and beef; brown.

⑤ Add the seasoning, tomatoes, and corn. Stir well.

⑥ Pour into the cornmeal-lined casserole dish.

⑦ Strip the remaining corn meal on top.

⑧ Bake at 350° oven for 45 minutes.