Pan Tamales
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 236.59 ml margarine, softened
- 473.18 ml masa harina (masarica)
- 0.61 ml salt
- 0.61 ml sugar (optional)
- 157.80 ml water (+ more if needed)
- 236.59 236.59 ml pork or 236.59 ml beef, seasoned with
- adobo seasoning or garlic salt
- pepper
directions
- In a large bowl, beat together margarine and masa with a hand mixer until well combined, adding water as needed.
- Add salt and sugar and enough water to make a thick batter (the consistancy should be somewhere between cookie dough and cake batter).
- Pour half of the batter into an ungreased 8"x8" square pan.
- Spread the meat over the first layer, then spread the rest of the batter on top.
- Cover pan with foil.
- Place the pan into another, larger pan.
- Pour hot water into the bottom pan so that the smaller pan is about 1/4"-1/2" submerged.
- Place pans into a 350 degree oven.
- Bake in water bath for 50 minutes, then allow to sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Slice and serve with beans and rice, and sauce, if desired.
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Reviews
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This dish is excellent! Its perfect for me because I didn't want to spend the time finding all the special ingredients for regular tamales much less all the prep work and time involved. This was simple to make and tastes great! I used soy chicken being we are vegetarian and cheese and added my own enchilada sauce on top. This is a very versatile dish as you can see! It will be a regular dish in our household menu from now on. Thanks so much for sharing!
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This recipe is the perfect template for tweaking. As it is, though, I found the ratio of masa to meat to be too high, and the masa was pretty bland. I added a touch of tomato paste to the meat mixture as well as fresh garlic and onions. I will definitely be making this again, though I think I will add some cilantro, black olives, diced jalapeno, and some cheese. This would be great served with sour cream, salsa, and a little guacamole.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
HollyLQuinn
United States