Hot Tamale!
We ate tamales yesterday wrapped in banana leaves from our own back yard and mmm-mmm were they good.
A tamale is corn meal dough prepared with a filling inside, wrapped in either corn or banana leaves, tied like a cute little package, then cooked over steam.
We bought the corn meal dough, still warm, from a lady here in Huayapam on Friday morning. First we prepared the chicken with sauce for the filling.
Then we cut, washed, and dried the banana leaves into which we placed some of that corn masa and filling. To finish we folded a leaf around each tamale and tied it shut before cooking in a baño Maria- for me a colander hanging over a pot of boiling water and fitted with foil as a lid to keep in the steam. Afterward I let them cool before placing them in the fridge for Sunday’s lunch.
They were easily heated in the microwave and enjoyed after church.
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Thanks for the visual! Looks so good.
That sounds soo good. I haven’t had a good tamale in a while.
i don’t think i have ever had a tamale…but this is making me want to try one! they look and sound great!
Promise to make them for you all when you come visit.
I created this tamale recipe http://abuggslife.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/the-2mex-tamale/ originally I wanted to wrap it in banana leaf but its HARD to keep it front seaping or ripping. Props on the banana leaf!
Looks delish! We use corn husks here as well. It’s interesting how the taste changes depending on it’s ‘wrapper’. Thanks for sharing.