Green Tamale

Name: Green Tamale
Prep time: 100 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 800 grams masa harina; 300 milliliters chicken broth; 100 grams vegetable shortening; 300 grams lard; 600 grams chicken, thigh and leg; 15 grams salt; pepper, to taste; corn husks, necessary amount; 500 grams tomatillo; 10 grams garlic; 100 grams onion; 600 milliliters chicken broth; 50 grams serrano chile

Cristian L. Macias

Green tamales are one of the most popular recipes in Mexican cuisine. Here you will find a delicious recipe for tamales made with nixtamalized flour, just as they are prepared in the capital of our country.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 04-02-2022

Preparation

40 mins

Medium

Soak the totomoxtle (corn husks) in hot water. Cream the two lards. Mix the flour with salt and cold chicken broth. Add the dough to the mixture of the lards gradually. Cook the chicken and shred it. For the sauce: roast the tomatoes, garlic, onion, and green chiles. Blend these ingredients very well. Form the tamales by filling them with chicken and a bit of the green sauce. Steam the tamales for 50-60 minutes or until fully cooked.