CHILES FOR TAMALES RECIPES

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TAMALES RECIPE | MARCELA VALLADOLID - FOOD NETWORK



Tamales Recipe | Marcela Valladolid - Food Network image

Provided by Marcela Valladolid

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Yield 16 tamales

Number Of Ingredients 20

8 ounces lard
2 cups masa harina 
2 teaspoons baking powder 
1 1/2 teaspoons salt 
2 cups homemade chicken broth, hot 
16 big, unbroken dry corn husks 
Roasted Poblano and Oaxaca Cheese Filling or Guajillo Chicken Filling, recipes follow
2 poblano chiles
Salt
1 cup shredded Oaxaca cheese or other melting cheese like mozzarella 
2 pounds bone-in chicken breast
7 cloves garlic
2 white onions, 1 halved, 1 quartered 
2 bay leaves 
12 guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded and deveined 
1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
4 whole cloves 
2 tablespoons vegetable oil 
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Put the lard in the bowl of a mixer and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add the masa harina and beat for 2 minutes more. Add the baking powder and salt and continue to beat until incorporated, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and continue to beat until the masa is soft and fluffy (the masa should come off the bowl easily). Set aside, cover with a damp towel and let rest for about 10 minutes, or until ready to use.
  • Put the corn husks in a large pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until soft, about 8 minutes. Drain.
  • To fill the tamales: Holding an open softened corn husk in one hand, spread about 2 tablespoons of the dough on the husk beginning 1 inch from the wider top and ending at least 1 1/2 inches from the narrower bottom, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border on either side. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of filling down the center of each tamal. Fold the sides of the husk up and over the filling, tucking the ends under. Continue with the remaining dough.
  • Put the folded tamales in the steamer basket of a large pot. Add enough water to cover the bottom of the pot by several inches, but not enough to touch the tamales themselves. Bring to a boil, cover with a towel and lid and steam over medium-low heat for 1 hour, adding additional water to the pot as necessary; do not allow the pot to boil dry. Open a tamal and check for doneness; the tamal should be firm and pull away from the husk without sticking. If still sticky, continue steaming until done, up to another 15 minutes.
  • Char the poblanos directly over a gas flame on the stove or under the broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in a plastic bag and let steam for about 10 minutes.
  • Peel, stem, seed and devein the chiles. Slice into 1/4-inch strips lengthwise and season with salt. Place 2 to 3 rajas (pepper strips) and 1 tablespoon shredded cheese in each tamal.
  • For the guajillo chicken filling: Put the chicken, 3 cloves of the garlic, the halved onion and the bay leaves in a large heavy saucepot and add enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes, then skim and cover the pot. Continue to simmer until the chicken is fully cooked, 30 more minutes. Set aside until the chicken is cool enough to handle.
  • Add the chiles, remaining 4 cloves garlic and the quartered onion to a pot with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Transfer the ingredients to a blender. Add the cumin and cloves and process until smooth.
  • Heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a large heavy saucepot. Transfer the chile mixture to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Shred the chicken, discarding the bones and excess fat. (Reserve the cooking liquid for another use.) Transfer the shredded chicken into the simmering salsa. Cook until reduced by two-thirds and the flavors are incorporated, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  • When blending hot liquids, first let cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer to a blender, filling only halfway. Put the lid on, leaving one corner open; this will prevent the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Cover the lid with a kitchen towel to catch splatters and pulse until smooth.

TRADITIONAL PORK TAMALES RECIPE - FOOD NETWORK



Traditional Pork Tamales Recipe - Food Network image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Total Time 16 hours 0 minutes

Prep Time 5 hours 0 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours 0 minutes

Yield 4 to 6 dozen tamales

Number Of Ingredients 25

2 1/2 pounds boneless pork butt in 1 piece, trimmed of all but a thin layer of fat
1 whole head garlic, un-peeled, cut crosswise in 1/2
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
4 large bay leaves
1 teaspoon salt
10 pounds masa (cornmeal flour)
1/4 cup water
3 heaping tablespoons baking powder
1/4 cup salt
4 cups vegetable shortening, boiled and cooled
5 whole dried California chiles
2 whole dried New Mexico chiles
2 whole dried pasilla chiles
2 pounds tomatoes
4 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
3 tablespoons salt
2 cups water (stock saved from boiling chiles and tomatoes)
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 to 6 dozen dried corn husks
Green olives
Potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces
Carrot sticks, peeled and cut into small pieces

Steps:

  • Pork Butt:
  • Place pork butt in large Dutch oven or medium-size stock pot. Add garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves and salt. Add enough cold water to cover by at least 3 inches. Bring just to a boil on high heat, quickly reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer, partly covered, skimming any froth from the top during the first 15 to 20 minutes of cooking. A piece this size should be well-cooked but not dried out in 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove from stock and let cool to room temperature. When cool, pull meat into fine shreds.
  • Strain and degrease the stock. It will be easier to remove fat when thoroughly chilled.
  • Can be kept, tightly covered, 2 days in the refrigerator, if de-greased at once, up to 1 week if you leave the top layer of fat on it until ready to use. The stock also freezes well.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the shredded pork with the red chile sauce.
  • Masa:
  • Place 10 pounds of masa in a large plastic mixing bowl. Mix 1/4 cup water with baking powder in a cup held over the bowl with the dry masa until it fizzes, then pour mixture evenly over masa. Add 1/4 cup salt and work masa with hands to mix evenly. Melt 4 cups vegetable shortening in a large saucepan and allow to cool. Pour evenly over masa and knead masa with hands again. When it starts to feel thick and compact (like fudge) it¿s ready. Pat down in bowl and set aside.
  • Chile Sauce:
  • In a large saucepan, boil chiles and tomatoes together for about 10 minutes or until softened. Drain the chiles and tomatoes and reserve the water (stock.) Set stock aside. Rinse seeds out of boiled chiles at sink. Grind garlic, 2 teaspoons salt and whole cumin with mortar and pestle. Put chiles, tomatoes, 3 additional tablespoons salt and ground ingredients together in blender and blend well. Add 2 cups of the reserved water (stock.)
  • In a heavy, medium-size saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium-high heat until rippling. Add flour, stirring constantly until golden. Add strained chile puree to the pan and reduce the heat to low. It will splatter, so be careful. Cook over low heat, stirring often, until the raw taste is gone and the flavor of the chiles has mellowed, about 10 minutes.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the shredded pork with the chile sauce.
  • To assemble the tamales, soak dried corn husks in warm water for about 1 hour until soft. Spread masa mixture evenly onto husk using a wooden spoon. Fill with about 2 tablespoons pork mixture and top with 1 green olive, 1 slice of potato and 1 carrot stick. Fold and tie ends with pieces of corn husk. Steam for 1 and 1/2 hours.
  • To steam: To make a steamer, place a metal rack (such as a cooling rack) in the bottom of a large stock pot or canner. Water level should be below the rack. Lay extra corn husks over rack. Stand the tamales on the folded edge in the steamer (the open edge with be facing upward). First fill the bottom of the steamer, then start stacking tamales on top of one another. Place any extra husks on top of tamales, cover with pot lid and steam for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Replenish boiling water if necessary during steaming, time. The tamales are done when the husk peels away easily from the filling.

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