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Recipe of Green Tamale
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Green Tamale

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tamales verdes is one of the most popular Mexican recipes in Mexican cuisine. Here you will find a rich recipe of tamales with nixtamalized flour, as prepared in the capital of our country.
Learn more about Cristian L. Macias

Ingredients

12 portions
  • 800 grams nixtamal corn masa flour
  • 300 milliliters chicken soup
  • 100 grams vegetable shortening
  • 300 grams lard
  • 600 grams chicken, thigh and leg
  • 15 grams salt
  • black pepper, to taste
  • corn leaf, necessary amount
  • 500 grams green tomato
  • 10 grams garlic
  • 100 grams onion
  • 600 milliliters chicken soup
  • 50 grams serrano pepper

Preparation

Soak the totomoxtle (corn husks) in hot water.
Accrete the two butters.
Mix the flour with the salt and the cold chicken broth.
Add the dough to the butter mixture little by little.
Cook the chicken and crumble it.
For the sauce: roast the tomatoes, garlic, onion and green chilies. Blend these ingredients perfectly well.
Form the tamales filling with chicken and a little of the green sauce. Steam tamales for 50-60 min. or until they are well cooked.

PRESENTATION

Serve the tamales directly on the plate. Accompany it with atole.

TIPS

Beat the flour well, if you have a blender it will help you to make tamales better.

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Ratings (4)
Olga Torres
04/04/2016 21:19:08
Hola Olga, si quedan esponjosos y humectados o quedan pesados y secos?
Olga Torres
03/02/2016 12:42:01
Tamales Verdes Liiiistooo k ricos!!!!
Rosario Sierra Iriarte
02/02/2016 09:56:05
Espectacular Cual es laharina nixtamal  soy de colombia como se consigue por haca.
Anonymous
07/01/2016 14:39:53
No muy convencida La verdad me gustan con la masa pero boy hacerlos para ver si les gustan a mi familia ellos son mis mejores jueces gracias hasta pronto

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