Seafood Tamale Recipe
house made green chile tamale, shrimp, lobster, crab, scallop, sherry cream
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Ingredients
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Tamale and Filling Ingredients
Method
Preparation
- 1
Prepare the Tamale Dough
In a large bowl, combine masa harina, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add chicken broth and vegetable oil, mixing until a soft dough forms. Fold in diced green chiles.
- 2
- 3
Assemble the Tamales
Take a corn husk, spread a spoonful of tamale dough on it, add a spoonful of seafood filling, and then top with another spoonful of dough. Fold the sides of the husk in and roll it up tightly. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- 4
Steam the Tamales
Place tamales upright in a steamer pot. Steam over boiling water for 1-1.5 hours or until the masa separates easily from the husk.
- 5
Prepare the Sherry Cream Sauce
In a saucepan, combine heavy cream and remaining sherry. Simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring continuously until slightly thickened.
- 6
Serve
Serve tamales hot with sherry cream sauce drizzled over the top.