Papagayo's Green Corn Tamale Casserole
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Course : Casseroles
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4-6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
3                       eggs, separated
1 1/2     C.            milk, scalded
1         C.            white cornmeal
3/4       tsp.          salt
3/4       C.            large curd cottage cheese
3         T.            butter
17        oz.           can white cream style corn
1         tsp.          baking powder
16        oz.           cans green chiles, cut into strips
1/2       lb.           longhorn cheese, grated
 

Preparation:

Grease 2-quart baking dish. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Beat yolks until thick and lemon colored. Stir cornmeal and salt into scalded milk, beating hard. Cook a few seconds over low heat stirring until mixture is consistency of thick mush. Blend in butter, corn, cottage cheese and finally baking powder. Fold in yolks, then whites. Pour into baking dish in layers of batter, grated cheese and chile, last layer being batter. Bake in 375ºF oven for 40 minutes or until fluffy and golden brown.