[Recipe + Video] Pastelón de Harina de Maíz (Cornmeal & Beef Casserole)

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 cups tomato sauce

  (our recipe) (leave it chunky, and season with salt and pepper to taste)
• Beef filling

  (or filling of your choice) [https://www.dominicancooking.com/recipes-fillings-empanadas]
• 2 cups cornmeal

  (polenta can also be used)
• 2 tablespoons sugar (white, granulated)
• 1½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

  Extra oil for greasing the pan
• ½ cup raisins

  (optional)
• ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

  (or mozzarella, or a mix of both)

Instructions

• 1 In a large pot mix in, cornmeal, 6 cups of water, sugar, salt, and olive oil.
  Let it rest for an hour (if possible).
  
  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. When it comes to the boil lower the
  fire and continue stirring until it has the consistency of cream cheese and
  starts lifting from the pot. Remove from the heat.
• 2 Heat oven to 300 ºF [145 ºC]. Grease a 9" x 9" x 3" [23 cm x 23 cm x 9cm] baking
  pan.
  
  Spread ½ of the cornmeal mixture in the baking pan. Cover it with ½ of the
  cheese, then the meat. Spread the remaining cornmeal mixture and cover with the
  other half of the cheese. Bake until it turns golden brown.
• 3 Let it cool for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with the tomato sauce and
  serve with green salad (baby arugula with an olive oil vinaigrette is perfect
  for this).

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