Zesty Ground Beef Cornbread In Banana Leaves Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Heat dressing in medium skillet on medium-high heat. Add meat; cook 3 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Add tomato paste, raisins and olives; mix well. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 10 min. or until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, prepare corn muffin batter as directed on package; set aside. Cut six 10-inch squares from banana leaves; reserve trimmings for later use. Holding 1 of the banana leaves with tongs, quickly pass leaf over gas burner on medium heat several times until pliable. (Do not overheat leaf or it will become brittle.) Spread about 1/4 cup of the corn muffin batter into 3-inch square in center of smooth side of banana leaf; top with about 1/3 cup of the meat mixture. Fold over sides and ends of leaf to completely enclose filling. Repeat to make six packets. Tie each packet with a thin strip from the banana leaf trimmings. Place on rack in 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Bake 20 min. or until wooden toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool 5 min. Serve with the sour cream.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Heat dressing in medium skillet on medium-high heat. Add meat; cook 3 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Add tomato paste, raisins and olives; mix well. Simmer on medium heat 10 min. or until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, prepare corn muffin batter as directed on package; set aside. Cut 6 (10-inch) squares from banana leaves; reserve trimmings for later use. Holding 1 of the banana leaves with tongs, quickly pass leaf over gas burner on medium heat several times until pliable. (Do not overheat leaf or it will become brittle.) Spread about 1/4 cup corn muffin batter into 3-inch square in center of smooth side of banana leaf; top with about 1/3 cup meat mixture. Fold over sides and ends of leaf to completely enclose filling. Repeat to make 6 packets. Tie each packet with a thin strip from banana leaf trimmings. Place on rack in 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bake 20 min. or until wooden toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool 5 min. Serve with sour cream.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9X12 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook the ground beef in the skillet until no longer pink. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the cornmeal, salt, and baking soda. Mix in milk, egg, onion, corn, Cheddar cheese, and jalapeno pepper. Stir in browned beef. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour.