Baked Tamale

Baked tamale in green sauce, delicious and very rich, special for Candelaria or any excuse to make some tamales.
Ingredients
16
Servings
  • 2 kilos corn flour for tamales , It is sold in mills or at the market.
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 kilo tomatillo
  • 100 grams Jalapeño chile
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 onions
  • pinches salt
  • pinches cumin
  • 1 tablespoon oil , for cooking
  • 4 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1/2 liters sour cream
  • 400 grams Manchego cheese, or gouda (for gratin)
Preparation
1h 30 mins
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Medium
  • The chicken breasts are boiled with garlic, salt, and onion, and once cooked, they are drained and shredded; the broth will be used later. Boil the tomatoes and chiles together with garlic and onion, then blend with a touch of cumin and season the sauce in a preheated saucepan over low heat with the tablespoon of oil.
  • Add the masa for tamales, the tomato water gradually, salt to taste, and mix until a smooth paste forms, ensuring it is not too watery or too dry. Knead and beat perfectly until explosive lumps (eyes) are formed.
  • In a rectangular baking dish (or to taste), butter and lightly flour it (to prevent the mixture from sticking during cooking), place a base of the flour mixture about 1 cm high, followed by a layer of sauce, shredded meat (chicken breast), and cream. Repeat: place another layer of the flour mixture about 1 cm high, followed by a layer of sauce, shredded meat (chicken breast), cream, and finally the cheese for gratin.
  • A sheet of aluminum foil is placed on top and baked at 300 degrees in a gas oven for an hour or until a toothpick or the tip of a knife is inserted and comes out without any mixture sticking to the walls of the knife.
  • Serve accompanied by a nopal salad to taste and Mexican-style rice.

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