Tamales Recipe
Cooked corn dough filled with either chicken and green sauce or pork and savory red sauce
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Ingredients
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Dough
Chicken Filling
Pork Filling
Other
Method
Preparation of Corn Husks
- 1
Soak the corn husks in warm water for about 30 minutes until they are pliable.
Making the Dough
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine masa harina, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
Add the vegetable shortening and mix until crumbly.
- 4
Gradually add the chicken or vegetable broth, mixing until a smooth dough forms.
Assembling Tamales
- 5
Take a soaked corn husk and spread about 1/4 cup of dough onto the center of the husk.
- 6
Add 2 tablespoons of your choice of filling (chicken with green salsa or pork with red salsa) on top of the dough.
- 7
Fold the sides of the husk over the filling and then fold up the bottom to seal.
- 8
Repeat with remaining husks and filling.
