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Tamales 05

Make Tamales 05 at home with Baking Powder, Salt, Pork Broth, Red Tomatoes, and Garlic. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 cup
• 8 oz
• 1 clove
• 1/8 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   2 lbs instant masa mix, mixed with water and ready for use 8 ozs lard (manteca)

2. 2

   Cook the pork in water and when it is cooked chop it finely like ground hamburger.

3. 3

   Puree the rest of the ingredients of the picadillo, fry in oil, and when it is reduced add the chopped pork and mix.

4. 4

   You can add if you want one tsp raisins, 6 chopped olives, and 1 tsp capers.

5. 5

   This is the stuffing you will now stuff your tamales with.

6. 6

   With your hands mix everything.

7. 7

   Wash the corn husks and soak them for 10-15 minutes.

8. 8

   Spread the dough in the middle of the husk and put the picadillo in the middle of this dough.

9. 9

   Then fold the tamale sides first and then the skinny end and then the other end last.

10. 10

    Serve with your favorite red salsa if you want or they are good by themselves.