what kind of tamale is your favorite?

Question

my are the red chile with beef.

Answer 1

A pork tamale in red chili coming out of South Texas !

Answer 2

*******TAMALES beef or pork

6lb Meat ( Pork, Beef or Chicken
1 Onion
6 Bay Leaves
1 tsp Granulated Garlic
1 TBS Whole Cumin Seed
6 New Mexico Chiles
6 Pasilla Ancho Chiles
1 To 3 Arbol Chiles
10 Black Pepper Corns
Salt To Taste
1/2 T BS Ground Cumin
5 lb Masa Preparada

Step 1 ~ PREPARING THE MEAT
Place meat, bay leaves, Chile de Arbol, garlic, salt to taste, peppercorns and onion (cut in 4 pieces) into pot and add enough water to just cover the meat and ingredients.Bring to boil. Skim foam,reduce heat.Cover and simmer 1 hr. Cook meat and spices until tender. When done, remove and shred meat. Set aside 3 to 4 cups of the broth and bay leaves for preparing the chilies.

Step 2 ~ PREPARING THE CORN HUSKS
Soak corn husks in hot water for 30 minutes to over night until flexible.

Step 3 ~PREPARING THE CHILI SAUCE
Remove stem and seeds. Place the New Mexico Chiles and the Pasilla Ancho Chiles in a separate pot. Cover chilies with water and bring to a boil. Drain chilies. Place the chilies in a blender. From step 1 above, use the 3 to 4 cups of broth with bay leaves removed, add ground cumin and puree.
Add the shredded meat and the chili sauce together in a pot and heat. Remove from heat when sauce has thickened.

Step 4~ PREPARING THE TAMALE IN THE CORN HUSK
10 lbs. Prepared masa 1/2 cup sauce , salt to taste, 1 cup broth and 1/3 cup oil.
Place 2 TBS. of mesa into the center of the corn husks. Flatten and spread evenly . Spread 1-2 tsp of meat sauce in the center cover. Fold the husks. Place in a steamer pot open end up. Place lid on pot and steam tamales for 1.5 to 2 hours.
Tamales are done when the masa easily separates from the husks.

Answer 3

I like them homemade and small. I want them very moist with beef in some, pork in some, and lamb in others. I used to buy them after work from a wonderful Mexican woman and her daughter. They made them three times a week and sold them outside the job. They were wonderful!

Answer 4

My fave is the kind with a strip of white cheese and a slice of jalapeno in the middle. My other fave are with coconut, raisins, white cheese , peanuts, kind of a dessert tamale.

Answer 5

Not much for tamales, but I like chicken tamales and the ones that aren't dry! :)

Answer 6

Green Chili and Queso Blanco with Salsa Verde on top.

Answer 7

PORK TAMALES! and me too* i live in south texas! yes they have to come from here! they're the best!

Answer 8

my are also red beef they are the best

Answer 9

pork