To make this we'll need recipes for the filling too, as it's definitely more than just shredded meat. My former sister-in-law made a variation on this with raisins, diced apple, coconut, and chopped pecans, and she formed them as flat triangles instead of rolls. They were well liked by my family. (Far more than she was, but she was a drama queen who threw fits if she wasn't the center of attention) I've also encountered tamales made with cheese and spices or beans.
-----Original Message----- From: Naima Leigh via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:51 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Naima Leigh <[email protected]> Subject: [CnD] Tamales Tamales Tamales are wintertime food in the American Southwest, and a Christmas Eve must in the Mexican-influenced cuisine so popular there. Days before families gather round to fix these delicious bundles. Ingredients 1 recipe prepared Shredded Beef, Chicken or Pork filling, or Picadillo filling (about 5 cups total) 1 8-ounce) package dried corn husks 2/3 cup vegetable shortening or lard 4 cups masa harina flour, (Mexican corn masa mix) 2 teaspoons salt 3 cups broth from filling, or water 1/3 cups vegetable shortening or lard, melted Directions 1. Sort corn husks, setting aside any torn ones. Soak intact corn husks in warm water for at least 1 hour or until soften and easy to fold. 2. Beat 2/3 cup vegetable shortening or lard in large bowl until creamy. Combine masa harina and salt in medium bowl. Alternately add masa harina and broth to vegetable shortening or lard, mixing well after each addition. Gradually add melted vegetable shortening or lard, mixing until consistent of thick cake batter (masa). 3. Spread 1/4 cup masa, using back of spoon, to form a square in the center of one husk. Place 1/4 cup meat filling in center of masa square. Fold right then left edge over masa. Fold up bottom edge to roll. Repeat with remaining ingredients. 4. Place vegetable steamer in pot with lid; add water to just below steamer. Arrange tamales upright in steamer rack. Cover tamales with reserved dry husks and a damp towel; cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Steam, adding water as needed, for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until masa pulls away from husks. Makes 24 tamales. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
