Tamale Cake

Name: Tamale Cake
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/2 cups onion; 2 cloves garlic, without skin; 2 cups tomatillo; 1/2 cups chicken broth; 3 Jalapeño chiles, in strips; salt, for the sauce; pepper, for the sauce; corn husks, rehydrated; 4 cups masa mix for tamales; 1 cup lard; 2 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups pork, cooked and diced; 6 bolillo rolls

alexandra romero

If you love the delicious tamale cakes from the corner, here we show you how to prepare them at home and treat everyone to these tasty green tamale cakes with pork.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 15-12-2021

Preparation

20 mins

50 mins

Low

For the sauce: Heat the oil in a pot and cook the onion, garlic, tomatillo, and jalapeño pepper. Cook for 10 minutes. Blend the tomato, chili, onion, and garlic from the previous step with the chicken broth, season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Mix the tamale flour and lard in the mixer for 5 minutes or until well combined. Then, gradually add water until you have a smooth and moist dough. Add the baking powder and salt, mix for 10 minutes, and set aside. Place a tablespoon of tamale dough on each tamale leaf, along with a tablespoon of sauce, pork meat, more sauce, and cover with more dough. Close the tamale leaf and fold the bottom part of the leaf. Cook the green tamales in a double boiler for 40 minutes. Cut the bolillo in half, place the tamale inside, and enjoy your tamale cake.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

307.2

kcal

15.36%

Carbohydrate, by difference

16.7

5.57%

Protein

4.6

9.2%

Total lipid (fat)

24.9

38.31%

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