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Easy Authentic Tamales
Serves 16 |
A simple to follow recipe for amazing homemade tamales.
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Ingredients:
| 2 cups water, (plus more) |
| 2/3 cup lard |
| 1 1/4 lbs pork loin |
| 2 cups masa harina, (type of flour) |
| 1 clove garlic |
| 1 cup sour cream |
| 4 chile pods, (dried) |
| 11 oz beef broth |
| 2 teaspoons salt |
| 8 oz cornhusks, (dried) |
| 1 onion, (halved) |
| 1 teaspoon baking powder |
Directions:
- In a Dutch oven, add in garlic, pork loins and onion. Fill with water, enough to cover ingredients. Bring contents to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 hours.
- Remove seeds and stems from chile pods. Place chiles into a saucepan, pour in 2 cups water and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Pour chiles and water into a blender. Puree until smooth. Strain the mixture. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to chile mix.
- Shred the pork, add in 1 cup of chile mix. Toss together.
- Place cornhusks in a bowl of warm water and let soak. Remove from water and pat dry once well soaked.
- In a separate bowl, beat together a tablespoon of beef broth with lard. Beat until fluffy. Add in remaining salt, masa harina and baking powder. Beat together, add more broth to make spongy dough.
- Spread a thin layer of the dough into the cornhusks, about 1/4 inch thick. Add a tablespoon of pork into the middle and fold sides inward. Steam for 1 hour.
- Remove husks from tamales, drizzle the remaining sauce over each tamale. Top with sour cream.
| Cooking Method: | Boil |
| Course: | Dinner |
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