What are the ingredients of a tamale?

Answer 1

masa harina (which is a fine ground corn meal flour), water, salt, lard or crisco, and whatever other fillings you like such as chicken, pork, shredded beef, green corn, or raisins and nuts for sweet tamales)

Answer 2

What KEKKYGCM said----Dang I love Tamales. We make them every year at Christmas & New Years and freeze a few extra dozen that are well hidden in the bottom of the freezer. It's our "Stash" to hold us through till the next batch gets made.

PS: If you've never had Green Corn Tamales you don't know what you're missing. I never met a Tamale that I didn't like.

Answer 3

The meat used in traditional tamales comes from the heads of pigs or cows,especially the cheeksand chili powder. But the "masa" is made from corn meal,lime juice and water.

Answer 4

Its a "tamal" when its only one...ok! LOL Tamales are more than one...anyway...well its basically "masa" which you can usually buy allready prepared and you add melted lard baking powder, salt and cumin to it...for more flavor. Then you spread it onto a corn leaf thingy and fill it with chicken and mole or cheese and jalapeno slices...it varies.

Answer 5

* Exported from MasterCook * Tamales Recipe by utilising : Serving length : 0 training Time :0:00 categories : quantity degree ingredient -- training technique -------- ------------ -------------------------------- a million pound masa dough a million cup lard a million pound beef around 2 oz. chili powder corn husks cover wiped clean corn husks with water and enable stand for various hours. cook dinner meat till comfortable and salt to flavor. Shred meat, upload pepper and cook dinner to combination flavor. blend masa with lard. Separate the corn husks into individual leaves. unfold masa on the midsection of the leaf. unfold a layer of meat combination on masa. Roll, tucking interior the top end of the corn husk. Lay in layers in a steamer and steam till performed, approximately 40 minutes. Arizona Cookbook - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - in keeping with Serving (aside from unknown products): 2945 energy; 273g fat (eighty two.5% energy from fat); 99g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 19g nutritional Fiber; 481mg ldl cholesterol; 813mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 13 Lean Meat; 40 seven a million/2 fat. Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0

Answer 6

first if you buy masa already prepared, you shouldn't have to add lard. It should be in there if not then it is one pound for every 5 pounds of masa. for red chili tamalies it is meat chili pods or red chili powder corn husks. that are most of the ingredients & salt

Answer 7

arent they soooooooooooooooo good!!!! i loe them!!!!!!!!!!!!