Hamburger Cornmeal Shepherd's Pie
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Casseroles
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           green pepper -- chopped finely
     1/2  cup           flour
     3/4  cup           yellow cornmeal
     1/4  cup           onion -- minced finely
   2      cups          ground round
   5      tablespoons   oil -- (far to much by
                        -- today's standard
   1      cup           tomato sauce
   2      tablespoons   tomato catsup
   2      teaspoons     salt -- (far to much by
                        -- today's standard
   1      dash          lemon pepper
   1      teaspoon      chili powder
                        sugar sub equivalent to 1 tb sugar
   2      teaspoons     baking powder
     1/2  teaspoon      thyme
     1/4  cup           egg -- (1 med)
     1/2  cup           skim milk
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400F. Saute pepper, onion, beef in 2 tablespoons of oil in skillet, until beef is well browned. Stir in tomato sauce, catsup, 1 ts salt(ugh), lemon pepper, add chili powder. Put into 1 1/2 quart casserole. Stir flour, cornmeal, sweetener, baking powder, remaining salt (ugh) and thyme together in a bowl; then add egg milk, and rest of oil. Stir until smooth. Top the first mixture with second and bake, uncovered, or until the cornmeal is sightly brown and firm to touch (about 1 hour). Loosen cornmeal with a knife around edges, turn on serving plate with top side down. I think that this could be make in the a Crockpot, as this was before the days of the crockpot!!!