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Tamales 17

Make Tamales 17 at home with Pork Shoulder, Water, and Chile Powder. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 4 lb
• 6 cup
• 8 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Boil meat in water until tender.

2. 2

   Remove the meat from broth, saving broth for dough and chile.

3. 3

   Chop meat into 1/4 in. pieces and place in pan.

4. 4

   Dissolve chile powder in 1 1/2 cups of the broth, and add to meat, add garlic, spices and salt, cook until done.

5. 5

   Cream lard in a mixing bowl.

6. 6

   Add masa flour and mix.

7. 7

   Add enough of the broth to make the dough speadable with a table knife.

8. 8

   Rinse the husks and soak in water until pliable.

9. 9

   Spread the center portion of the husk with 2 tbs. of masa.

10. 10

    Top with chile meat mix.

11. 11

    Fold the sides of husks toward the center, the bottom up and the top down.

12. 12

    Tie each husk with a narrow corn husk strip.

13. 13

    Pour 2 inches of water into a large kettle and arrange the tamales on a rack above the water level.

14. 14

    Steam the tamales for about 40 minuntes.