Pastel de choclo

Yesterday, I was introduced to the Chilean dish called pastel de choclo. My community said that this dish represented the heart of Chilean cuisine. Basically, it is a polenta casserole. We made it by filling individual bowl full of ground meat, onions, baked chicken, hard boiled eggs, olives and raisins. This was topped with fresh Yesterday, I was introduced to the Chilean dish called pastel de choclo. My community said this dish represents the heart of Chilean cooking. It was delicious. Basically, the dish is a polentapolenta. I was in charge of cutting off the kernels of corn from the stalks, pureeing it in a food processor and cooking it in a pot until it was the right consistency, which required more than an hour of constant stirring. I was directed by house's cook Señora Marienela. We are pictured together, stirring our pots.