Tamales - Better Homes
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"This recipe was good and easy to follow; thought it seemed like there was too much filling and not enough meat and sauce, so I had a lot of left over filling that I didn't know what to do with! The taste was very good, however, and everyone I served this too seemed to enjoy it. " - JKRojahnYield: 50 Ready in 3 hours
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| 1 mdOnion; quartered |
| 1 2 1/2 poundboneless pork |
| 10 cWater |
| 1 1/2 tsBaking Powder |
| 3 Clovesgarlic; minced |
| 50 dried corn husks; Approx |
| 3/4 cShortening |
| 6 cMASA HARINA |
| 4 cRed chili sauce |
Tamales - Better Homes Preparation
In a 4 1/2 to 5 quart dutch oven bring pork, water, onion, garlic, and 1 1/2 t salt to boiling. Simmer, covered, about 2 1/4 hrs until meat is very tender. Remove meat from broth and cool Using two forks, shred meat, discarding fat. You should have 3 1/2 to 4 c shredded meat. Strain broth and reserve 5-6 cups. In a 3 quart saucepan, heat the red chili sauce and add shredded meat. Simmer, covered about 10 minutes. For MASA: beat shortening with a mixer on medium for 1 minute. Stir together MASA HARINA, baking powder and 2 t salt. Alternately add MASA HARINA mixture and broth to shortening, beating well after each addition. Add just enough broth to make a thick creamy paste. Soak corn husks in warm water for 5 minutes then rinse to remove and corn silk and debris. Drain. To assemble each tamale, spread 2 T MASA mixture in the center of a husk. Place 1 T meat sauce in the middle of the MASA. Fold in sides of husk then fold up bottom. Place a mound of extra husks in the center of a steamer basket in a dutch oven and put tamales in basket, open end up. Bring water to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and steam 40 minutes, adding more water as necessary. Microwaving for a couple minutes works too. From: Better Homes and Gardens, December 1994 Busted and entered for you by: Bill Webster Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #888 by Bill Webster
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