Stuffed Tamale with Chile and Cheese

Tamales will never be the same again, stuffed with jalapeño chile, asadero cheese, and tomato sauce. Reinvent yourself in the kitchen by preparing a fun version of rajas tamale that no one will be able to resist.
Ingredients
10
Servings
  • 10 Jalapeño chiles
  • water
  • 1/4 cups asadero cheese, cut into sticks
  • water, hot
  • 10 corn husks
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 onions, fileteada
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 kilo tomato, cut into pieces
  • 1 sprig epazote
  • 350 grams lard
  • 1 kilo masa mix for tamales
  • 300 milliliters water
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • salt
Preparation
30 mins
1h 40 mins
Low
  • Remove the stems and seeds from the jalapeño chiles using a knife, being careful not to break them. Cook in salted water for 10 minutes or until soft. Drain and cool.
  • Fill the chiles with asadero cheese.
  • Soak the tamale leaves in hot water until they are soft.
  • Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion, add the garlic, the tomato, season with salt and pepper, incorporate the epazote, and cook for 30 minutes or until the tomatoes break down completely.
  • For the masa, beat the lard for 5 minutes, add the tamale flour alternating with water, add the salt and baking powder, and beat for 5 more minutes.
  • Place a tablespoon of masa on a tamale leaf, add the tomato sauce, the stuffed chile, and a little more masa. Close it like a tamale and repeat with all the leaves.
  • Cook the tamales in the steamer for 1 hour or until cooked. Let rest for 10 minutes and serve.

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