1 onion — chopped
1 pound ground beef
1 15 ounce can tomato sauce black pepper — to taste chili powder — to taste
1 quart water
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
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Brown onion and hamburger. Drain well. Add tomato sauce, black pepper and chili powder. In a medium saucepan bring the water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil. Slowly stir in cornmeal and cook, stirring constantly, 15 minutes. Butter a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish and add 1/2 of the cooked cornmeal mixture. Next, add meat mixture, then top with the rest of the cornmeal. Bake at 350 degrees for half an hour.