Mexican Polenta Pie

This delicious polenta pie recipe is my attempt to replicate the yummy polenta pie we sampled on my birthday at Delicado's in Downtown Nanaimo. It's my way of feeding and thanking our son for building a shed today.

CRUST:

Preheat the oven to 400F

"Eggy" mix: 1 T. Ground Flax in 3 T. Water (let sit while you mix the other ingredients together first)

Cut the following together until small pea-sized:
1 1/2 C. Bob's Red Mills GF Biscuit Mix (or 1 1/2 C. Brown Rice Flour)
1/2 C. Shortening (I use solid Organic Virgin Coconut Oil)
2 T. Cold Water

Mix up the "Eggy" and add it to the Biscuit Mix. Make into a ball and press into a pie plate.

Poke fork tracks into the crust so it doesn't buckle while cooking.

Pop into the oven and bake until golden (12-17 minutes)

Cool on a rack.

"Mexican" Stir Fry Veggies:

Next fry up some "Mexican" type veggies in 1 T. Coconut Oil. Just check out your fridge and crack open a can of kidney or black beans. This is what I used (what was in MY fridge lol):
*1 C. of Crimini Mushroom pieces
*1 small yellow Onion, chopped
*4 scallions (green onions) chopped
*2 cloves Garlic, chopped
(Chopped Peppers, Olives, Tomatoes, Artichoke, Asparagus, Kale, Spinach would all work!)
*Mix in Chili Powder and Salt, to taste. Mix in Beans until heated through.
(Optional: to "cheez it" up a bit, as a vegan, you could add some Nutritional Yeast and a little water during your final mix up of the vegs.)
*Remove from the pan to a bowl to cool

The "Polenta" (Corn Mush)

The Simplest Recipe:
*3 C. Water
*1 C. Cornmeal (I used Bob's Red Mill brand, stone-ground, yellow)
*Pinch of Salt

Boil the water. Add the Cornmeal in a slow stream, while stirring it in. Lower heat to about Medium and continue to stir (and I sort of mash and use my wooden spoon on the pan bottom as if I were making an omelet). Keep stirring and smoothing the mush until it is quite thick (past soupy stage). For sure stir out all lumps. You can do this anywhere from 15 minutes up to an hour, depending on how fast your stove thickens it (lol) to how thick you want it to be. It's a learning curve, Baby (but not too hard, I promise).

Remove polenta from the heat and go check your email and maybe play a game or two on Facebook.

If the pie crust is cool, and the polenta is pretty cool and thickened up, then spoon it into the pie crust and smooth it. Put the veggies on top. Garnish with some chopped Cilantro.

Hope you love it as much as we do! Serve with a green salad and maybe some guacamole. We like ours cold.

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