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Chile for Tamales
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Chile for Tamales

5 ingredients 10 min 6 cups openrecipes
Chile for Tamales

"This is a wonderful marinade for pork tamales. Just blend the chilies with some water and oregano, and mix with pork before assembling tamales."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

15
Calories
1g
Protein
0g
Fat
4g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mexican Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water 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

  • 20 dried red chile peppers - washed, with stems and seeds removed
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon dried, crushed Mexican oregano
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • salt to taste

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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