Tamale Pie I

== Ingredients ==
* 3 tbsp vegetable oil
* 2 cups onions, chopped
* 2 – 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 tsp salt
* 1 fresh green chile*, minced or 2 tsp minced chipotles in adobo sauce
* 2 tsp ground cumin
* 2 cups water
* 1 cup green beans, de-stemmed and diced
* 2 cups potatoes, in ¾-inch cubes
* 2 – 3 cups sweet potatoes, carrots, or butternut squash, in ¾-in cubes
* 1 tbsp lemon or lemon juice
* 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
* 1 cup cornmeal
* 2 tbsp white flour
* 1½ tsp baking powder
* ½ tsp baking soda
* ½ cup corn (fresh, canned, or frozen)
* ½ cup red bell pepper, diced
* 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, minced
* 2 eggs
* ½ cup buttermilk
== Directions ==
# Heat 1 tbsp oil and sauté onions, garlic, ½ tsp salt, and chile about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to brown.
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Add cumin, water, green beans, potatoes, and sweet potatoes and bring to a boil.
# Reduce heat and let simmer about 20 minutes, until tender.
# Stir in lime juice and pour into lightly-oiled baking dish.
# While the potatoes are cooking, combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder and soda, remaining ½ tsp salt, corn, bell peppers, and cilantro in one bowl, and whisking the eggs, buttermilk, and remaining 2 tbsp oil together in the other.
# Combine the wet into the dry, folding until just mixed.
# Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of the vegetable mixture in the baking dish, then spread the egg/cornmeal mixture evenly on top.
# Bake 30 minutes, until a knife or toothpick inserted into the cornmeal topping comes out clean.
# Serve hot.
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