Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2        tablespoons  lard
  1              pound  ground round
  1                cup  onion
     1/4           cup  garlic
  2               cups  tomato concasse
     1/2           cup  bran
     1/2      teaspoon  oregano
     1/2      teaspoon  ground cumin
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  1                cup  yellow cornmeal
  1                     egg
  1                cup  milk
  1         tablespoon  butter
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda

Preparation:

Heat the bacon fat or lard in a skillet, over a medium flame add the ground beef, onions, and garlic heat and stir for 6-8 minutes, until onions are softened and all of the redness disappears from the beef add the tomatoes, bran, chile powder, oregano, cumin, and salt-stir to mix well bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes combine remaining ingredients-mix well spread over beef mixture as for dumplings or as a crust bake @ 400 degrees for 30 minutes, until crust is lightly browned serve hot

Nutritional Information:

574 Calories (kcal); 33g Total Fat; (51% calories from fat); 30g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 147mg Cholesterol; 576mg Sodium