These are the first batch so they are not perfect but most people would not know. I am the official taster and these need salt and Cayenne so I only ate two. They are full of pork that was stewed in so much cayenne chile that I had a hard time tasting the broth but it still wasn't enough. That will be adjusted tomorrow.
This is the remains of the stove mess but she had a real accident here and I missed getting a picture. I also missed the picture of the table with all the corn shucks soaking and other stuff. It ain't simple.These tamales are pork and the masa is made with the pork broth heavily seasoned so that it is not bland and this is traditional hand food just like tacos. These are steamed in corn shucks and tied with strips of corn shucks in the old time way. If they are right then you can peel off the shuck and it will stay together for the short time it takes to stuff it in your tamale hole.
There are all kinds of tamales, pork, beef, chicken, turkey and some of my favorites are the fruit tamales. Fresh strawberry or apple tamales are great. SHE says I like mango tamales as well but I don't remember. Probably so.
I wonder why she (SWMBO) is doing this. Does she feel guilty for being such an ass this last weekend? It doesn't matter, I have tamales and all is forgiven. Men are so easy, especially Old Fools.
2 comments:
Tamales sound good. I've never had a tamale - the Mexican restaurants around here don't sell them. There's one that sells chile rellenos that are magnificent. Now I'm going to have to go on a tamale hunt!
Be careful with tamales as they are not all equal. I like all kinds but my favorite have a thin layer of masa around a core of filling of about 3/4 inch. Many that I have had have been a big glob of masa with a tasteless pencil sized core. Those can be eaten but they taste like crap. SWMBO makes a them with a filling of shredded or chunk pork usually mixed with chiles. She also spices the masa itself. I like red chiles in this case because they add color.
She's making another batch today spiced for me as I told her that the last batch was only fit for women and children. I may be in for it.
A tamale in a bowl with a ladle of chile con carne over the top is an excellent lunch. I also love canned tamales and have since I was a kid. No telling what's in those and I probably don't want to know.
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