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Tamales




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List of Ingredients




5 pounds Boston butt pork roast, cut in 3-inch chunks
1/4 cup chili powder
1 tablespoon salt
4 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 cup, or less to taste, blended cayenne or japones peppers*
3 pounds fresh masa**
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup lard
1/3 cup roast broth
6- to 8-ounce package corn shucks

Shucks need to soak in hot water to be pliable enough to roll. Rinse shucks, cleaning as necessary, and soak for about an hour. Keep in hot water until ready for use.

Meat filling: Place roast in large pot, cover with water, bring to a boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Remove meat, reserving broth, and chop in small pieces. Add 1 tablesponn salt and other spices to meat and set aside.

Masa: Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and the lard to the masa, mixing well or kneading for about 5 minutes. (If desired, add some extra chili powder to the masa for color, about 2 teaspoons.) Add 1/3 cup reserved broth, or as needed, to get a spreadable consistency.

To assemble: With the back of a spoon, spread about 1 tablespoon of masa on a drained shuck, smoothing evenly. Add 1 heaping tablespoon of meat down the middle of the masa-spread shuck. Fold one long side of the shuck over the meat, roll once, turn one end up, and finish rolling. Tie tamale with a strip of shuck torn from the long edge of another shuck. Stand tamales upright in a large pot.

Add about 2 cups of water. Bring water to a boil and steam tamales for about 1 1/2 hours at medium heat with lid slightly off. (Check to be sure pot doesn't boil dry.) Depending on size of pot, can steam about 18 tamales at a time. (Hint: If you have a molcajete, turn it upside down in the pot and stand tamales around it. This will help keep the tamales upright.) Makes 6 dozen.

*Use dried red japones peppers (about 3 ounces total in weight). Sort and stem the dried peppers. Measure 3/4 cup. Steam them in water to cover for 30 minutes. Drain slightly. Place in blender and blend.

**Fresh masa (which is moist, not dry in a bag) can be bought at tortilla factories and some groceries.


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