Homemade Tamales
Holy Tamales these are tasty! Tamales make for a great snack or an entire meal. Prepare these tamales in bulk and you can freeze them for a later date. Then just heat and eat.
Ingredients
- 8 ounce(s) large cornhusks
- 80 ounce(s) pork
- 20 ounce(s) cans enchilada sauce
- 5 33/100 tablespoon(s) chili powder
- 6 cup(s) Masa Harina
Instructions
- Cook meat in water until tender.
- Salt to taste.
- Prepare the Masa Dough as directed on pkg. for tamales.
- Mix Enchilada sauce and chili powder with the meat and simmer 5 minutes.
- You may want to add more chili powder.
- Rinse and soak the corn husks till pliable.
- Drain thoroughly.
- Spread about 2 tbsp dough on lower half of husk.
- Put 2 or 3 tbsp meat mixture on dough.
- Fold one side over, then fold the second side over a little past the middle.
- It should hold together because of the dough.
- Fold the end up.
- Place folded end down in steamer, making sure it doesn't tip.
- Put husks on top of filled steamer.
- Cover and steam about 45 minutes or till dough peels away from cornhusk.
- Don't let steamer boil dry!.
Nutrition
Calories: 8804.49kcalCarbohydrates: 661.07gProtein: 685.73gFat: 375.34gSaturated Fat: 126.33gCholesterol: 1858.67mgSodium: 6834.02mgFiber: 66.62gSugar: 50.13g
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