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Mexican Pork Tamales
30 ingredients
Makes 40 pieces
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Tasty Street food from Mexico and Central America, spicy filling covered in corn dough and wrapped in a corn husk and steamed.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1063
Calories
49g
Protein
32g
Fat
150g
Carbs
Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Corn Oil | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
| Tamale | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- For The masa (dough)
- 6 Cups of Corn Masa flour (mexican is best)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon Chilli Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Paprika
- 1 pack Lard (or one cup Corn Oil) Lard is best
- 2 Tablespoons baking powder
- 6 cups of broth (see later stage of cooking)
- For filling
- 1.5 kilos shoulder pork (cut of skin and use for crackling)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon Cumin
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon recado paste
- water to cover meat at least 20 cups
- For Mole
- 10 dried chipotle chillies (soaked till soft then diced) or 3 fresh Habanero's
- 3 medium onions
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoons cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried Oregano (Mexican if you can get it)
- tin chopped tomatoes
- To Finish.
- about 50 dried corn husks.
- You will need a 20cm steamer this will hold approx 25 Tamales
- all hard to find ingredients can be found at www.tamalesonline.co.uk
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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