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How to Make Tamales

Time
2 hr
Makes
26
Ingredients
16

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Ingredients

Servings
26 servings
Amounts
  • 2 cups masa harina ((not cornmeal // masa harina has been cooked and soaked in lime water, then ground into flour))
  • 1 ¾ cups water
  • 1 ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1 ¾ tsp baking powder
  • 4 ½ Tbsp avocado oil
  • 2/3 – 3/4 cup chicken broth, vegetable broth, bone broth, or water ((warm temperature is best))
  • Green Chile Chicken
  • Sweet Potato Black Bean
  • DIY Filling ((oil or water + onion and/or garlic + meat, beans, and/or veggies + spices/seasonings))
  • 1 package dried corn husks ((as recipe is written, ~26 corn husks))
  • Guacamole
  • Hot sauce
  • Diced red onion
  • Plain dairy-free yogurt
  • Cilantro
  • Lime juice
Shopping list

“What I'm missing” leaves off staples you almost certainly have — salt, pepper, oil, water — and anything already in your pantry.

Nutrition · per serving

1 tamale per serving

Calories
53 kcal
Fat
2.7 g
Fiber
0.6 g
Sugar
0.2 g
Sodium
185 mg
Protein
0.8 g
Carbohydrate
6.9 g
Saturated fat
0.3 g
Unsaturated fat
2.22 g

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