Cherimoya Corn Masa

I bought a cherimoya, a fruit native to the Andes, at a local market. It is sometimes referred to as a "custard apple" but its not related. Just eat the insides (not the seeds) with a spoon.

This looks like goolash, but is a combination of cooked corn meal, ground turkey, zucchini and yellow peppers. I added salt, pepper and onion powder. The longer it cooks in the crock pot, the more the flavors mingle the more desirable the texture.

I made a plate of sauteed yellow squash, zucchini and sweet red peppers, then added some of the last peppers from my garden as a bit of crunch. That long green one is HOT. Underneath is a corn tortilla I made with Maseca corn masa. I dont like white flour tortillas, but love corn ones. My favorite part of a tamale is the corn. Anyway, Maseca flour is sold in most stores and is a mix of pure corn flour and lime. Mix it with water as per instructions. I dont have a tortilla press, so I flattened the flour balls between wax paper by pressing down with a medium sized pan. I cooked them on a pancake griddle for about a minute on each side.

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