Pork Enchilada Pie w/ Cheddar-Corn Muffin Crust Today I am combining jalapeno cheddar cornbread and ground beef enchilada filling to create a delicious tamale pie recipe. This is not a pie nor a tamal but. Cheddar- and jalapeño-flecked cornbread muffins are all too easy to love.

Ingredients of Pork Enchilada Pie w/ Cheddar-Corn Muffin Crust

  1. Prepare 1 of pork tenderloin; trimmed and small dice.
  2. It's 1 of poblano pepper.
  3. You need 1 of yellow onion; small dice.
  4. It's 2 cloves of garlic; creamed.
  5. It's 4 oz of diced green chiles.
  6. Prepare 10 oz of green enchilada sauce.
  7. It's 1 C of shredded chihuahua cheese.
  8. Prepare 1 T of ground coriander seed.
  9. Prepare 2 t of cumin.
  10. It's 1 t of smoked paprika.
  11. You need 1 box of Jiffy corn muffin mix.
  12. It's 4 oz of finely shredded cheddar cheese.

Pork Enchilada Pie w/ Cheddar-Corn Muffin Crust instructions

  1. Leave pork at room temperature for 1 hour..
  2. Make the cornbread batter according to the box instructions, but add the shredded cheddar as well. Wait 10 minites for mixture to thicken..
  3. Heat up a medium-small sized cast iron skillet..
  4. Season pork with half the cumin, coriander, smoked parika, and with salt and pepper. Brown quickly and remove to plate with a slotted spoon..
  5. Add veggies. Season with remaining spices, salt, and pepper..
  6. When veggies are nearly tender, return the pork to the pan..
  7. Add garlic and diced green chiles. Cook 1 minute..
  8. Add enchilada sauce and chihuahua cheese. Stir..
  9. Pour muffin mix slowly across the top. It helps to use a spoon to try to stretch out the batter..
  10. Variations; Crema, red enchilada sauce, mole, steak, chicken, corn, zucchini, sofrito, beer, thyme, white wine, cilantro, lime, crushed pineapple, crushed pepper flakes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, bacon, swiss cheese, oaxaca,.

This tamale pie is simple to make and uses Jiffy corn muffin mix to speed things up. Of course, this will also work perfectly with your favorite homemade cornbread. If you want a more traditional corn muffin, just leave out the cheese. I found this recipe in a cookbook called. For the pie crust: Combine the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of the food processor and give it a quick pulse to blend the ingredients.

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