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- Article: 5026 of rec.food.recipes
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
- Subject: COLLECTION: Tamales
- Message-ID: <MLLSG86@taronga.com>
- Organization: Taronga Park BBS
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 93 12:56:08 CDT
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- This is a simplified recipe for tamales but they still should have a
- fairly authentic taste.
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- Basic tamales
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- 24 dried corn husks
- 1 cup lard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups masa harina mix
- 1 1/2 cups warm pork or poultry broth filling (Turkey in Green Mole
- Sauce or Pork in Red Tomato Sauce)
-
- To saok corn husks, cover with warm water; weigh down. Let soak at
- least 3 hours or overnight.
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- For tamale dough: Beat lard and salt until fluffy. Slowly beat in
- masa harina mix alternately with broth until very light and fluffy.
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- To assemble tamales: Drain corn husks, pat dry. Spread 2 tablespoons
- dough on center of husks forming a 3 x 2-inch rectangle and spreading
- copletely to right edge.
-
- Spoon 1 tablespoon filling lengthwise down center of rectangle.
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- To enclose tamales, turn right side over to center of filling; fold
- left side over filling, allowing plain part of husk to wrap around
- filling. Fold top end down over bottom end. Secure ends by tying a
- string around center of tamale.
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- To steam tamales, place a rack 2 inches above gently boiling water
- in steamer or 4-quart dutch oven. Stack tamales, folded side down,
- on rack. Cover, steam about 2 hours or until done. To test for
- doneness, remove one tamale from center and one from side of steamer.
- Open husks; tamales should be firm and come away easily from husk.
- Makes 24.
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- Turkey in green mole sauce
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- 3/4 cup turkey or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup canned, drained, chopped tomatillos
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 4 serrano chilies, seeded and chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 sprigs fresh coriander
- 2 tablespoons lard
- 2 cups shredded, cooked turkey or chicken
-
- Place broth, sesame seed, cumin and pepper in blender container.
- Blend until smooth, set aside. Place tomatillos, onions, chilies,
- salt, garlic and coriander in blender, blend until smooth. Heat lard
- in heavy 10-inch skillet; add tomato puree (hm, I noticed this recipe
- neglected to list the amount. I'd say try 1/8 to 1/2 cup). Cook over
- high heat about 10 minutes or until reduced, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat. Gradually stir in sesame seed mixture. Do not boil.
- Add turkey; continue cooking over low heat 5 to 10 minutes or until
- mixture is thick. Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
-
- Note: To use fresh tomatillos, remove papery husks; rinse. Place in
- saucepan, cover with water. Simmer about 10 minutes, or until tender.
- Drain.
-
- Pork in red tomato sauce
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- 2 large ripe tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lard
- 1/2 cup choped onion
- 4 fresh jalapenos, seeded and chopped
- 2 cups shredded cooked pork
-
- Broil tomatoes until charred on all sides; cool. Place in blender
- container with garlic and salt; blend until smooth. Heat lard in
- heavy 10-inch skillet. Add onion; saute until tender. Add tomato
- puree and chilies. Continue cooking over medium heat about 5 minutes.
- Add pork; continue cooking over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until
- mixture is thick. Makes about 2 1/2 cups pork filling.
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- Sweet tamales
-
- 32 dried corn husks
- 1 cup lard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups masa harina mix
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans
- 2/3 cup raisins
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- Soak husks according to directions in Basic Tamales. For tamale dough:
- Beat lard and salt until fluffy. Slowly beat in masa mix alternately
- with water until very light and fluffy. Add brown sugar, baking powder,
- cinnamon and nutmeg, mixing until well blended.
-
- To assemble tamales: Drain corn husks; pat dry. Spread 2 tablespoons
- dough on center of husks, forming a 3 x 2-inch rectangle and spreading
- completely to right edge. Spoon 1 teaspoon each pecans and raisins
- lengthwise down center of rectangle.
-
- To enclose and steam tamales, proceed according to directions in Basic
- Tamales. Makes 32.
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