Pastel de Choclo
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
Beef, Chicken, and Corn Pie.
Chile
List of Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. chicken pieces
4 medium yellow onions, peeled; 1 quartered, 3 chopped
2 bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 cups fresh corn kernels (cut from about 8 ears)
1 cup milk
6 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
3/4 lb. ground beef
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. dried oregano
2 tsp. sweet paprika
3 tbsp. roughly chopped raisins
2 hard-cooked eggs, cut into wedges
6 black olives, pitted and chopped
2 tsp. sugar
Recipe
1. Place chicken, quartered onion, and 1 bay leaf in a pot. Season with salt and pepper, add water to cover, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until chicken is done, 15�20 minutes. Remove chicken. When cool, remove skin, pull meat from bones, and tear into large pieces.
2. Transfer quartered onion (discard cooking liquid and bay leaf) to a food processor or blender. Add corn and milk and pur�e until smooth. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add corn pur�e, and cook, stirring, until thick, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Preheat oven to 350�. Heat remaining oil in skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until golden, 5�7 minutes. Discard garlic. Add chopped onions and 1 1/4 cups water and cook over medium-high heat until liquid evaporates and onions are soft, 5�8 minutes. Add beef, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, and cook, stirring, until brown, 5�8 minutes. Add cumin, oregano, remaining bay leaf, paprika, and raisins, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in 3/4 cup water, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until mixture is almost dry, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and discard bay leaf.
4. Spread beef mixture in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole or in 4 smaller ovenproof dishes. Add chicken, eggs, and olives, spread corn pur�e on top, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and preheat broiler. Brown under broiler for about 5 minutes. Serve hot.
Serves 4.
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