"zuuum" > wrote in message
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>>I made this casserole last night (recipe below). Overall, it was
>> good. I really like the flavors, especially with a little hot sauce
>> and sour cream at the table.
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>> But the cornmeal part was a pudding/polenta "splat."
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> For Step 3 ( This is applies to "polenta") try....... stir the cornmeal
> under med-low heat until it pulls from the sides of the pot as you stir
> it. ( not just "thickened")

I've done this before...do what he says with the "polenta"...cook until it
pulls away from the sides of the pot as you stir it. Spread it into the
bottom of the greased casserole dish. Allow it to cool (which will make it
set). Brush or spray the top with a little olive oil, and put under the
broiler to lightly brown. Then add your sauce, the tasty bean etc... mix to
the top of it and bake as directed.

(I might not put the sauce right on top of the cornmeal. Maybe a little
cheese and some bean stuff first...can imagine the sauce might make it
soggy.)

Carey