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Tamales

Main Dish
⏱ 120 min
👥 Serves 6
Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Corn dough wrapped around a filling and steamed in corn husks — a traditional Mexican dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tamales have been eaten since the days of the Aztec and Maya and are a signature dish of Mesoamerica. Corn dough (masa) is whipped light with lard, wrapped around meat in chile sauce, folded in corn husks, and steamed. In Mexico they're made together on special days like Candlemas on February 2, with whole families joining in.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the eve of Christmas or Candlemas, family and relatives gather for a tamalada, wrapping huge batches of tamales together.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Mix the masa with lard, stock, salt, and baking powder into a light dough.

  2. Simmer the chicken briefly in chile sauce for the filling.

  3. Spread the dough thinly on soaked corn husks.

  4. Place filling in the center, wrap with the husk, and fold in the ends.

  5. Arrange in a steamer and steam for about 1 hour.

  6. They're done when the dough is firm.

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