Provided by shirl1_
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Tamales Recipe (III) Make the Tamales Hot Tamale Ingredients | Cook Tamale Meat | Make TamalesA) Make the Masa Dough Mix: Start with 2 lbs. of the Masa flour. It comes in a 4 lb bag, use half of it. Now, skim the fat off the broth that you saved from the Pork and Chicken we made earlier. Throw the fat away, and save the broth. Warm the broth from the pork and chicken up. Don't get it hot, just nice and warm. Now put the 2 lbs. of Masa in a large bowl. Add the following dry spices to the Masa: 3 Tablespoons paprika 3 Tablespoons salt 1 Tablespoon cumin seeds 3 Tablespoons Gibhardts Chili Powder 3 Tablespoons garlic powder Mix the spices above into the Masa until it is completely incorporated. Mix well, as you don't want a clump of spices in a tamale. Now add: 2 cups of Corn Oilto the Masa and Spice mixture. After adding the oil, begin to slowly work in 2 quarts of the warm chicken/pork broth, about a cup at a time. Work the mixture with your hands to make dough. Slowly add the warm broth one cup at a time as you continue to work the mixture with your hands. If it is too dry, add enough warm water to get it right for spreading. It should be about like thick peanut butter. If it is too thin add more Masa, if it is too thick, add more broth or warm water. Thick peanut butter is the consistency you are trying for. B) Prepare the Corn Shucks Soak the shucks in a sink full of warm water for about 2 hours. You will need to carefully separate them when they get soft. Try to not tear or damage the corn shucks. It is easier to make the tamales if the shucks are in one piece. C) Build the Tamales After the corn shucks are soft, take some of them out of the water, shake the water off, lay them on the counter on a towel. For clarity now, we will present a series of pictures with the instructions so you can see just how the tamale is built (Click on Picture Thumbnails for an enlarged View):
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