RED-CHILE PORK TAMALES
Making real tamales with anything but good, fresh lard is like making duck confit or pork rillettes with, say, vegetable oil. It can certainly be done, but at a flavorful sacrifice. Two-thirds of a cup is used in the base tamale batter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Reconstitute the corn husks.
- In the jar of a blender, combine chiles, garlic, pepper, and cumin. Add 1 1/2 cups water, and blend until a smooth puree forms.
- Strain mixture into a medium saucepan. Add the pork, 1 3/4 cups water, and salt. Place over medium heat; cook, stirring frequently, until liquid has reduced to consistency of a thick sauce and meat is very tender, 50 to 60 minutes. Using a fork, break up the meat.
- Place the classic tamale batter in a large bowl. Add 3 tablespoons sauce; combine.
- Assemble twelve tamales with the batter and the pork filling, using large husks for wrappers and ties, and reserving smaller ones to line basket and cover the tamales.
- Prepare the steamer, and steam the tamales. Let stand until batter has firmed. Serve tamales with the salsa.
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Shah Baba
[email protected]I would not recommend this recipe.
Lesego Van Rooyen
[email protected]These tamales were too spicy for me.
Md Rasel Raja
[email protected]I didn't like the flavor of the red chile sauce.
Josh Hill
[email protected]These tamales were a bit dry.
Haymish Moxey
[email protected]Amazing!
Wuthy Chin
[email protected]So good!
abdelmohimen khaled
[email protected]I'll definitely be making these again.
Kiara Mears
[email protected]Delicious!
Lunar
[email protected]These tamales were a hit at my party! Everyone loved them.
Sana sana
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of pork, but I really enjoyed these tamales. The red chile sauce was the perfect complement to the meat.
Sangam Chaudhary
[email protected]These tamales were a bit time-consuming to make, but they were definitely worth the effort.
Zina Abou kaff
[email protected]The flavor of these tamales was amazing! I especially loved the combination of the pork and the red chile sauce.
Diego Villegas
[email protected]I've made tamales before, but this recipe was by far the easiest to follow. The tamales turned out perfectly, and they were a huge hit with my family.
Zisan Ferdus
[email protected]These tamales were absolutely delicious! The pork was moist and flavorful, and the red chile sauce had just the right amount of heat. I will definitely be making these again.