Delta Hot Tamales
\nWrap in cloth and\u00c2\u00a0foil to stay warm for hours.
\nSoak corn husks in boiling water for 30 minutes
\nMix dry spices:
\n1 TBL chili powder
\n1 TBL paprika
\n1 TBL salt
\n1 TBL ground cumin
\n1 TBL sugar
\n1 tsp black pepper
\n1 TBL cayenne pepper
\nMix corn paste ingredients:
\n2.5 C masa harina or cornmeal
\n1 TBL baking powder
\n2 TBL spice mixture
\nPulse into cornmeal mixture till like dough
\n12 TBL cold unsalted butter
\nAdd 1.25 C cold water
\nRemove 1\/2 C and set aside
\nUse 1.5 TBL scoop and plate 20-24 portions onto a plate. Let rest 20-40 minutes.
\nMix with 1\/2 lb 85% lean ground beef
\n1\/2 lb ground pork
\n1\/2 tsp baking soda
\n2 TBL water
\nReserved cornmeal
\n2 cloves minced garlic
\n2 TBL spice mixture
\nMix
\nPortion onto a plate into 20-24 portions
\nCount total number to be made
\n. Adjust as necessary
\nSpread cornmeal onto half side of a corn husk
\n. Leave a bit of edge along top, and a lot toward the point or bottom
\nRoll meat into a log
\nPut on top of masa and roll up
\nMasa should encase meat
\nFold up pointy end
\nMake bundles of six-eight
\nTie with twine – surgeon’s knot
\nTrim excess twine
\nPut remainder of spices into stock pot
\nAdd tamales vertically
\nAdd water to come about 3\/4 of the way up
\nBring to start of a boil, then reduce to simmer.
\nCover and cook for about 30 minutes
\nAfter finished cooking, carefully remove from liquid and put on plate.
\nUse the remaining liquid in the pot to create a sauce.
\nAdd 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 1\/4 C water. Continue cooking
\non simmer until liquid has thickened.
\nThis is also a good recipe for enchilada sauce. Just use the same
\nspice mixture and mix with broth and cornstarch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Delta Hot Tamales Wrap in cloth and\u00c2\u00a0foil to stay warm for hours. Soak corn husks in boiling water for 30 minutes Mix dry spices: 1 TBL chili powder 1 TBL paprika 1 TBL salt 1 TBL ground cumin 1 TBL sugar 1 tsp black pepper 1 TBL cayenne pepper Mix corn paste ingredients: 2.5 C … Continue reading “Delta Hot Tamales”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,210],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grandpas-private-collection","category-beatitudes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6352"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16861,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6352\/revisions\/16861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}