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Preparation facts
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
3 cups ground or chopped cooked pork
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbs bacon drippings
1 can (15 oz) whole tomatoes, cut up
3/4 cup chopped dried apricots, or raisins
3/4 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed olives
1/2 cup pinon nuts or slivered almonds, toasted
3 Tbs chili powder
2 cans (14 1/2 oz) chicken broth
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 cups yellow cornmeal
Directions
Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet. Cook onion, green pepper and garlic over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Stir in pork, tomatoes, apricots, olives, nuts and chili powder. Cover, cook for 15 minutes.
Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan; stir in butter until melted. Gradually stir in cornmeal; mix well. Spoon into a 13x9-inch baking dish. Top with pork mixture. Cover with Cheddar cheese; bake 3 minutes. Cut into squares.
Nutrition facts
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2006-09-07
