achiote smoked pork tamales.........

[chefrob]

some have ask me to post it so here it is.....

achiote butts.......


lard, granulated onion and garlic, s&p all whipped well..........


add prepared masa and mix........


add chix broth and whip........


soaked husk 30 min prior........


assembly line ready to go.........


spoon masa on husk.......


add meat.........


add oaxaca chz..........


add roasted green chili........


fold over one side........


then the other...............


fold the bottom back............


load the pot...................


cover with wet towel (and lid) and cook for about an hour or so depending on how many you cook at a time..........


one note........i did not show the step of using paper wraps after the husks. i cought myself after i loaded the pot and had to take them out and wrap them. not everyone uses them but i like to so that the masa won't absorb too much water while cooking.

thx for lookin'............

[blues_n_cues]

damn dude... i ready to get m tamale on again... but it ain't x-mas yet) damn us white folk....

those look great...

[Zeeker]

Damn fine tamales Rob. Kudos and to ya...

[Richtee]

OK so I assume there's some water in the pot? And this paper... strips of parchment? Folded over bottoms of tamales?

Signed-
Mr. White Folk

[curious aardvark]

OK so I assume there's some water in the pot? And this paper... strips of parchment? Folded over bottoms of tamales?

Signed-
Mr. White Folk

I'm guessing the pot is the top half of a steamer - that way it all makes sense :-)

[Bassman]

Now if I just had two or three of those smothered with pork green chile................

[Slanted88]

Dern sure looks good!

[Hannibal]

Those are some seriously good lookin' tamales mijo.



For my Michigan peeps:
Dare I say they even look better than Evies'. And I love me some Evies' Tamales.

[Old poi dog]

to you Chefrob.

I wish I could have some of those for lunch today.
Great step by step views as well.

[Kingudaroad]

I love tamales! Very nice!

[ALX]

Nice tutorial man....Gonna save this for later usse....

[chefrob]

thx for the kind words and pts!
and bluesy..........EVERYDAY can be tamale day!

OK so I assume there's some water in the pot? And this paper... strips of parchment? Folded over bottoms of tamales?

Signed-
Mr. White Folk

rich, this is what i ment about wrapping with deli paper........


and here is my steamer set-up.......

i put something to elevate on the bottom.......


then add water...........


then a perforated plate......


then a bowl to place the tamales around for even cooking, you could even put a towel wadded into a ball.........


tamale pots are cheap and easy to find but who wants to store one so i just convert one of my large heavy stock pots.

[blues_n_cues]

yep. it used to be back in tejas.nothing like greasy pork tamales and cold cervesa after a hard day fishing.

[Richtee]

Thank you Rob! I LOVE those things... I'mma gonna try my hand at 'em thanks to your inspiration and how-to manual

[chefrob]

Thank you Rob! I LOVE those things... I'mma gonna try my hand at 'em thanks to your inspiration and how-to manual

rich, they are not that hard to do but you must have things ready and prepped. if you need help LMK.........