Mexican Corn Casserole
This delicious combination of spicy flavours, melted cheese and sour cream is always a hit. It's very easy to prepare and can be served as a light meal or vegetarian dish. Prepare in AMC Gourmet cookware for a beautiful grilled cheese topping without any fuss.
Mexican Corn Casserole
Serves 4 - 6
250 g lean beef mince
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
½ each red and green pepper, seeded and chopped
5 ml curry powder
10 ml ground coriander
2,5 – 5 ml cayenne pepper or 1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped
1 tin (410 g) tomato and onion mix
5 ml sugar
1 tin (310 g) whole kernel corn, well drained
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
100 g plain or spicy corn chips
1 cup sour cream or Bulgarian yoghurt
1 cup (100 g) cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
75 ml fresh, chopped chives or parsley
Method
- Heat an AMC 28 cm Chef’s Pan or 24 cm Synergy Fry Pan over a medium temperature until the Visiotherm reaches the first red area. Brown the mince and then spoon out and set aside.
- Add onion, garlic and peppers to the unit and sauté until soft. Add spices and sauté for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Add tomato mix, vinegar and sugar and mix though. Add the mince to the mixture, reduce the heat to a lower setting and simmer without the lid for 10 – 12 minutes or until mince is cooked and all the liquid has evaporated.
- Add corn, season to taste with salt and pepper and mix through. Cover unit with lid and heat through until Visiotherm reaches first red area again.
- Layer the chips on top of the mixture and pour sour cream or yoghurt over. Sprinkle with cheese and cover with lid. Remove unit from stove-plate and allow cheese to melt. It will take about 5 minutes
- Sprinkle with chives or parsley and serve immediately. Serve with slices of avocado when in season or with a green salad or a fruit platter.
- To serve as a vegetarian dish omit the mince, curry powder and coriander and prepare as above, adding small brinjal cubes in step 2.
- Prepare in AMC Gourmet or Synergy cookware and pop under the grill in step 5 for a delicious grilled cheese topping.
Cookware we used
