This past Saturday, it was all about
makin' tamales. We started the project at 10am buying all the necessary ingredients at the market. The next couple hours were spent braising chicken and pork, making two types of mole (green and
poblano), and mixing the
masa (cornmeal and lard).
Here is Hector
workin' the 3.5 lbs of lard. You have to get the lard to a certain consistency before adding the cornmeal.
Daniel was at the stove the entire morning braising the meat,
whippin' up the moles, and making
atole.
Barby and Daniela testing the
masa. The
masa was divided into two part, one for sweet tamales and one for salted tamales.
The next step was stuffing the dried corn husk with the
masa and what ever else you wanted to add, i.e. meet, mole, peppers and cheese, chocolate chips, dried fruit,
carmel, etc.. Tania and I learning the tricks of the trade.
Preparing the pot to steam the tamales.
Ofelia and Armando testing to see if the tamales are done after they had been steaming over a charcoal fire for more than 3 hours.
Finally at 9:30 pm the tamales were ready for us to enjoy and
hmm they were good.
Here is Hector workin' the 3.5 lbs of lard. You have to get the lard to a certain consistency before adding the cornmeal.
Daniel was at the stove the entire morning braising the meat, whippin' up the moles, and making atole.
Barby and Daniela testing the masa. The masa was divided into two part, one for sweet tamales and one for salted tamales.
The next step was stuffing the dried corn husk with the masa and what ever else you wanted to add, i.e. meet, mole, peppers and cheese, chocolate chips, dried fruit, carmel, etc.. Tania and I learning the tricks of the trade.
Preparing the pot to steam the tamales.
Ofelia and Armando testing to see if the tamales are done after they had been steaming over a charcoal fire for more than 3 hours.
Finally at 9:30 pm the tamales were ready for us to enjoy and hmm they were good.
1 comment:
They are delicious! The masa is very light and Antonio told me to tell you that you could set up a tamale stand to go with your pizza. He's jealous because they came out better than ours did a couple of years ago and is now saying that we have to redeem ourselves. I say that I am not participating in any tamale project that does not involve his mom or Lucy (or you, now that you have mastered it!).
Post a Comment