I'll admit, I've not met a tamale that I didn't like. These pulled pork ones are easy to make and one of my favorites though..
I seasoned a pork butt with Big Poppa's Jalapeno rub and into the drum until done...
soaked some corn husks overnight...
chopped some of the pulled pork fairly fine, added minced scallions and dusted with a good bit of the Jalapeno rub...
made my masa...
added enough lard to the masa to make it light enough to float...
spread my masa out by hand and topped with the pulled pork filling...
rolled and tied...
I steamed them for about one hour. Until the husks pull back off the tamales clean.
For this batch I just placed three balls of foil in a large pot, added water and set the basket of tamales on the foil to keep them out of the water, then placed a cover on the pot and steamed them.
These things are pretty tasty. The Big Poppa Jalapeno spice added enough flavor, nothing else was needed..
The best thing about these is they freeze well for quick meals later.
Hope everyone had a great and safe 4th! The weather was beautiful here. Cooked a few crawdads and made beef cheek tacos. I need to get organized and post more pics. :)
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I love making and eating homemade tamales. Two guys here in town do a "food truck" (actually a three wheeled bike like the Good Humor man used back in the day) called Good Golly Tamale and they do crazy good combinations like thai chicken tamales, vegetarian bean with blue corn tamale, and more. I need to try stuff like that because I always just do the pulled pork ones.
That looks amazing. I love tamales.
Those look good and I just happen to have a bowl of pulled pork sittin' in the fridge. Oh I'm having a vision! I see tamales in my immediate future :) So who wound up being this years snowball "victims"? Thanks for the wishes, and hope you had a good 4th also.
Man those sound great Chris!! I need to come up with some new fillings too. Would be fun experimenting! :)
Thanks!
Thanks Bushman!
I've seen pics of your garden... looks amazing! You definitely have a green thumb. :)
Chris, good to see ya! Hope summer is treatin' you well! :)
Just a few friends here for the 4th, nothing big. I need to practice my throwing skills during the rest of the year. Then maybe I could hit something. :)
Sounds like you've been doing some pork smoking too, that's great! Bet it was tasty. Let me know how those tamales come out.
Thanks for stopping by Chris!
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