4 picadillo cornmeal Recipes

a 1/4-oz p ck ge (2 1/2 tsp) ctive dry ye st, sugar, milk, heated to lukewarm, whole egg, beaten lightly, egg yolk, beaten lightly, sour cream, unsalted butter, melted and cooled, all-purpose flour, yellow cornmeal, salt, chopped onion, minced garlic, drained bottled pickled large jalapeno chilies, seeded and minced (wear rubber gloves ), about 1 1/2 tbsp, ground cumin, chili powder, crumbled dried oregano, cinnamon, a pinch of ground cloves, vegetable oil, ground chuck (can substitute 2 cups of chopped cooked chicken, light and/or dark meat), tomato paste, a 28-oz can plum tomatoes including the juice, chopped, raisins, chopped pimiento-stuff green olives (about 4 1/2 oz), dried hot red pepper flakes to taste, a handful of toasted almond slivers, chopped (about 1/4 cup)

refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (not the layered varieties), cornmeal for rolling, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, granny smith apple, cut into small dice, ground cinnamon, shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken, crushed tomatoes, seedless raisins, chopped pimento-stuffed olives, garlic cloves, minced, toasted slivered almonds, salt and pepper, to taste, olive oil, for brushing

canola oil or 1/2 cup vegetable oil, semi-ripe plantains, peeled and cut on a diagonal 2-3 inches long by 1/2 inch thick ovals (yellow-black), chopped red onion, garlic cloves, chopped, ground chuck (80% lean), tomato paste, golden raisin, chopped, pimento stuffed olive, coarsely chopped , plus 3 tbsp brine from the jar, dried oregano, ground cinnamon, ground cumin, ground allspice, yellow cornmeal, queso fresco, crumbled and divided, pimento stuffed olives, drained and sliced