Tamale Pie No. 1

There are two recipes for Tamale Pie and I don't know which was the favorite. Here is the first one.

2 lbs round steak cut into 3/4" cubes
2 T. salad oil
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp pepper
about 2 cups water
1 y oz can tomato sauce
2 T chili powder
2 T flour
1 large clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp tabasco
1 - 8 oz jar stuffed/sliced olives (green?)
2 cups uncooked yellow corn meal

Brown meat in oil in a large skillet; add salt, pepper and water to cover.
Simmer covered for 1/2 hour.
Add tomato sauce, chili powder and flour mixes with water to make a paste, garlic, Tabasco and olives.
Cook until thickened.
Make corn meal mush as package directs. Pour meat sauce into a 3 qt casserole.
Top with mush.
Bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees.