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chicken tamales

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:15 pm
by frodo
Ingredients
6 cups maseca corn masa mix for tamales
6 cups chicken broth
1 cup corn oil CORN
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2 teas salt
1 teas baking powder
2 large rotisserie chickens
2 1/2 12 oz jars green tomatillo sauce
1 bag corn husks


How to make it
soak corn husks in warm water until soft
BLEND elec mixer masa,cornoil,salt,baking powder and chicken broth to consistance mixture
SHRED chicken and marinate in green sauce for 4 hrs
SPREAD masa evenly over husks- spread a spoonfull of marinated chicken on top of masa
FOLD sides to center roll up and fold over the bottom
PLACE in steamer an cook 35 -40 minutes ck every 20 minutes.
is done when it seperates easily from the husks



a chicken is approx 4 cups of shredded meat

you can sub the chicken for pork or beef, just need 8 cups

and sub the chicken broth with beef

Re: chicken tamales

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:46 pm
by jb-texshine
Try using rabbit.

chicken tamales

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:05 pm
by raketemensch
jb-texshine wrote:Try using rabbit.
I like the way you think. Duck would be awesome too.

Re: chicken tamales

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:15 pm
by frodo
both are excellent suggestions, i have used squirrel

Re: chicken tamales

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:46 pm
by jb-texshine
I save the squirrel for squirrel dumplings.

Re: chicken tamales

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:09 pm
by frodo
i eat tree rat, on a stick, in a pan, over a grill, fried, any ole way, i like squirrel

for rabbits, we bush hog a fire lane around a field, then we stand in the lane

send the dogs into the field.

LOL YeeeeHA....you better be quick !!! rabbits running every where