2007-01-02 10:44:30 · 5 answers · asked by paganrosemama 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Easy as pie, steamed tamales. Fill a large sauce pan with 2 cups of water. Place a colander on top of the sauce pan (the colander should not be touching the water). Place the frozen tamales in the colander and cover the colander with a lid of the appropriate size. Steam for 5 to 10 min until tamales are hot. Do not oversteam or they will fall apart.
PS - if you don't have the time, or a colander, you can place the tamales on a microwave safe plate, cover with 3 or 4 wet papertowels and microwave for 2-3 min.
2007-01-02 11:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by Camirra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When frozen, I like to "steam" them in the microwave by covering them with a damp papertowel. Then, I place them on my comal (cast iron griddle) on the stove and cook them until the corn husks become toasted and a little charred in some spots. Crispy on the outside and soft and steamy in the middle! They are so good for breakfast with fried eggs!
2007-01-02 19:05:50 · answer #2 · answered by oolishfay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heat frozen tamales all the time by putting a damp paper towel over them and placing them in the microwave for about 1-2 min per tamale. the damp cloth makes steam so they come out nice and hot without drying out
2007-01-02 11:09:46 · answer #3 · answered by ridinghipshot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place in a large flat bottom pyrex (glass) dish, heat oven to 350, add 1/2 cup of water by pouring over tamales that are still in corn husks, cover with tin foil, place in oven for 30-40 minutes (do not over steam them, they will be mushy!) to steam them, enjoy! :)
2007-01-02 10:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by Life after 45 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steam them for 45 minutes to an hour.
2007-01-02 10:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋