Pastel de Choclo - 'Corn Pie'
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Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 chicken breast, cooked and chopped
- 1 scallion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder or more to taste
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
- A few pitted black olives, sliced
- ½ cup golden raisins
- 2 14 oz cans drained corn or 3 corn cobs, cooked and shelled
- ½ green bell pepper
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ bunch basil
- 1 tablespoon margarine , melted
- 1 cup milk
- Salt
- Pepper
- Sugar for browning)
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 eggs , beaten
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Directions
- Pino
- Pour olive oil in a skillet and saute the onion and garlic.
- Add the meat, cumin, and chili powder.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Cook over high heat and add the sugar.
- Reduce heat and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, until meat is cooked.
- Add flour, let the sauce thicken a little.
- Add ½ cup of boiling water and allow to thicken.
- Cool and reserve.
- Corn
- Combine corn, bell peppers, basil, milk and margarine.
- Put this mixture in a large heavy saucepan.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Stirring frequently, cook on medium / high for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring regularly, until mixture thickens.
- Let cool.
- Pour the beaten eggs and mix thoroughly.
- In a baking dish, spread a layer of pino.
- Place the chicken on top then olives, the egg and the raisins.
- Cover with mashed corn.
- Sprinkle lightly with sugar.
- Bake in an oven preheated at 400F and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Notes
- 5-11-25
- I omitted
- Raisins
- Olives
- I used B/S Chicken Thighs
