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If you like tamales, do not miss this delicious recipe that is a taste of the wide Mexican cuisine. It is a traditional Mexican recipe that you can not miss in your home, especially, nothing like having some delicious green tamales made at home.
1 cup vegetable shortening, at room temperature (200 g for the dough)
500 grams green tomato, (for the filling)
2 cloves garlic, (for the filling)
1 onion, (for the filling)
2 cups Water, (for the filling)
2 tablespoons salt, (one for the dough and one for the filling)
1 teaspoon black pepper, (for the filling)
1 chicken breast, cooked and crumbled
Preparation
In a large pot, soak the tamale leaves in hot water for 20 minutes. Drain.
For the dough, mix the flour with the chicken broth and the salt. In an electric mixer , add the vegetable shortening and add the flour mixture little by little until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
For the sauce, in a comal roast the tomatoes, the garlic, the onion and the chilies until they are well cooked.
Grind them in the blender with the water and salt pepper.
Form the tamales by spreading a tamale leaf and place two tablespoons of dough, a little chicken and sauce. Close and tie.
In a steamer add water, put it on the stove over high heat until it is hot. Place the tamales taking care not to crush, cover and let cook for 45 to 1 hour, until they are cooked.
PRESENTATION
Accompany them with white rice.
TIPS
Place the tamales inside the steamer forming a cross so that the steam circulates better.
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Irma Martinez
02/11/2020 06:11:09
Deliciosos tamales!!!
Mateo Cabral
26/10/2020 18:00:20
Is delicious❤jbnughuvhbuhuhg
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Maria Gonzales
07/12/2019 23:21:38
Gracias por esta deliciosa receta.
Malu Karlin
19/12/2018 01:30:05
Súper rica
Lulu Martinez
17/11/2018 23:02:05
Gracias x la receta !!!
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