Xmas Eve Tamale Making

[dalthauser]

I don't use an actual recipe - but my filling includes Spices, Beans, Potato, Onion, Garlic, Bulgar, and roasted chiles. 


Ortega Chiles are the best if you can't get fresh and roast them yourself.


Finished cooking everything - ready to combine it and start making Tamales!



The filling tastes MUCH MUCH better than it looks here..... :-)




When I make Tamales they are the meal sized ones (they weigh about 4 or 5 ounces.  This is because I'm lazy and don't want to fill/wrap hundreds of tamales.  Someday I will get a bottom steaming riser so I can steam them standing up - my Dim Sum top steamer works for now. 



Eating Tamales Christmas Morning!

Comments

[jbluemoon.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm- those look so GOOD!

Merry Christmas D!

[mybeautifulwars]

Wow -- I'd love to attempt those one day. Looks yummy! (and fun!)

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Once you get the basic technique down - it's super easy. Just a little time consuming. You can find lots of instruction and even videos online to help you - you should try it!

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

I wish I could cook as well as you. I did about half the cooking for my family and they had to put up with my concoctions (made in a witch's lab) :) It was held at my eldest daughter's, and they are vegan. She cooked some yummy things. One thing I made was labeled 'green brains', but they liked the taste of it! (Rice noodles in home-made pesto - organic basil, organic garlic, nice tasty olive oil, pecan nuts, lemon juice and sea salt).

And a Merry Christmas to you, too

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

lol - "Happy Holidays - have some green brains!" :)

I like rice noodles; I haven't had them in a long time.

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

FEAST! You can always open a resturant!

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

lol - yep.

If I had a financial backer, I'd open a restaurant in a heartbeat. That's my training (biz end of Foodservice - budget/marketing/costcontrol/etc.) and passion (creating/experimenting with food) - kind of silly I never have considering my experience.