On Aug 24, 9:01�am, "Nunya Bidnits" <NunyaBidn...@eternal-
september.invalid> wrote:

> Care to share that quick tamale pie recipe?

Mix your instant masa a little thicker and stickier than you would if
you were making tamales in corn husks so it will stick to the sides of
your Pyrex
bowl.

Grease or apply vegetable oil to the sides and bottom of the bowl so
the masa won't stick.

Pour whatever meat and chile sauce filling you've previously prepared
into the masa-lined bowl and cover it with a layer of masa.

Microwave on high for 15~20 minutes, then let it sit and steam itself
for 45 minutes before taking the lid off.

A lot of people get hung up over the way they think some particular
Mexican
dish should *look*, instead of how it should taste.

But I'm after the flavors first, and I want to enjoy flavors instead
of admiring appearances.

After all, I am going to tear everything apart with knife and fork and
chew it up within a matter of minutes...

You can even make an "inside out tamale" if you want.

Just make some little 1/2 inch diameter balls with instant masa and
drop them into your chile sauce as it simmers on the stove top.

That makes a sort of corn meal dumpling which is called a "bollito" or
something like that.