Veracruz-Style Fish Tamales

Delicious Veracruz-style fish tamales, they turn out delicious and are ideal for serving at mealtime, they are not very difficult to make and everyone will love them.
Ingredients
8
Servings
  • 1 kilo masa dough
  • 500 grams vegetable shortening
  • 500 grams fish
  • 3 bell peppers
  • 1 tomato 1 tomato
  • 1/2 onions 1/2 onions
  •  fresh cilantro fresh cilantro
  •  salt, and pepper salt, and pepper
  • 8 banana leaves
Preparation
1h
0 mins
Low
  • Fry the fish with salt and pepper, shred it.
  • Roast, peel, and grind the tomatoes with onion and chopped cilantro, fry with chopped sweet peppers, add the fish and stir.
  • Beat the dough with fat and salt and put it on the heat to cook gently, stirring constantly, remove when it pulls away from the bottom of the pot.
  • Line the steamer with a thick layer of banana leaves. Cut the remaining leaves into squares and place a portion of dough and a portion of fish in each leaf and wrap. Place the tamales in a steamer.
  • Add salt on top of the leaves, cover with those at the bottom of the steamer, and let drain with one liter of water on top, cover well and let simmer over low heat for about an hour.

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