Baked Chili

Title:
Baked Chili

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Chili,
Casserole




Ingredients:





          -----chili-----


     3 tb Suet


     2 lb Ground beef


   1/3 c  Green pepper; cut in strips


     1 c  Chopped onion


     1 tb Chili powder


     1 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Pepper


   1/2 ts Msg (may omit)


     1    Bay leaf


    10    Garlic; chopped


    16 oz Cn kidney beans


     2 c  Tomatoes; chopped


          -----topping-----


   1/3 c  Flour


     2 ts Sugar


   1/2 ts Baking powder


   3/4 c  Yellow cornmeal


     1    Egg; beaten


   1/3 c  Buttermilk






 Melt suet in large, heavy pot. Add meat, peppers, onions, chili powder,


 salt, pepper, MSG, bay leaf, and garlic. Brown meat mixture until peppers


 and onions are tender. Add beans, cover and simmer for 1 hour. Stir


 occasionally. Preheat oven to 375F. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and


 cornmeal until well blended. In a separate bowl, combine egg and


 buttermilk. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture and beat until smooth. Let


 stand for 5 minutes. Pour chili filling into 9x13-inch cake pan. Spoon


 topping over chili and spread to touch sides. Bake for 30 minutes or until


 cornmeal crust turns golden.


 


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