Hot Tamales

Source: Angela Lowry, GFCF Recipes, yahoo groups

3 lb. ground meat

2 Tbsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp red pepper (cayenne)

1/2 tsp black pepper

3 Tbsp salt

1 cup corn meal

1 Tbsp chili powder

1 small can tomato sauce

3 medium onions

1/2 cup water

3 tsp cumin

1 small can tomato paste

tamale papers or corn hush, dried

Put onions, tomato sauce and water in blender. Put all ingredients in roast pan and mix well by hand. Take tablespoon at a time and roll in corn meal. Wrap in papers especially for hot tamales. (Wet papers first so they won't be stiff.) Put all the tamales in roast pan or turkey pan. Layer in opposite directions. Put 1 small can tomato paste and 1 ounce chili powder in pot of boiling water to dissolve, then pour over hot tamales to completely cover; simmer 2 hours with cover on. Pack tight in pot. Makes 150. You can freeze before or after cooking.