I have a mexican beef recipe with the cornmeal topping which will hunt out later. Everyone loves it.
ETA
1ibmince: 1 cup chop onion: 1 cup chopped green pepper: 2x 8oz can tomatoes: 1X12oz can corn (drained) 1 clove garlic: 1 tablespoon sugar: 1 teasp salt; 2/3 teaspoon chili powder: 60z shredded cheese: 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal ; 1/2 teasp salt; 2 cups cold water; 1 tablespoon butter
cook meat, onion , garlic, and pepper in pan stir in toms, corn, sugar, chili, simmer 30mins, or until thick, add cheese stir until melted put in dish, stir cornmeal, salt, into water stirring constantly until thick, add butter, mix well , spoon over meat and bake 375o 40-45 mins
For crisper topping 1 cup cornmeal . 1 cup milk and 2 beaten eggs - pur over meat mixture and bake 60mins
(note cups are american cups)