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Food/Recipe
Tamale
Prep45 mins
Cook2 hours
Total2 hours 45 mins
🌍 Mexican🍽️ Main Course👥 6 servings
Ingredients
- 🌽 Corn husks – for wrapping
- Masa harina – for the dough
- 🍗 Chicken or pork – shredded
- 🌶️ Chili sauce – for flavor
- 🧅 Onion – chopped
- 🧄 Garlic – minced
- Lard or vegetable shortening – for the dough
Instructions
- 💧 Soak corn husks in warm water until pliable.
- 🥣 Prepare masa dough with lard or shortening, and broth.
- 🔥 Cook filling (chicken or pork) with chili sauce, onion, and garlic.
- 🌿 Assemble tamales by spreading masa on husks, adding filling, and folding.
- Steam tamales for about 2 hours or until the dough is cooked through.