Recipe

Tamale Magic Cuban Tamales Recipe

	Ttaaccoo / All my dishes 1 year ago These really are magic for tamale lovers!! Fast to make, low calorie, and delightfully sabroso, tasty, yummy , etc etc. My source: SF Chronicle reviewing book by Steven Raichlen: "Miami Spice" circa 1990s Prep:15m Cook:1m Servings:104	Ttaaccoo
	easy quick to make low cal

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Ingredients

24 dried corn husks (hohas)

2 cups corn kernels (may use frozen sweet corn kernels, defrosted)

2 Table. milk

2 Table butter(rm temp.)

2 tsp. sugar

salt to taste

1/3 -1/2 cup cornmeal

Chicken Sofrito Filling

1/2 to 1 habanero chile, stemmed, seeded

1 red or green jalapeno, stemmed, seeded

8 garlic cloves

2 tsp to 1 T. evoo

1/2 cup diced onion

10 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced

1/2 cup peeled, seeded, diced tomato

1 small cooked potato, diced

1/4 cup raisins(plumped in hot water)(optional

1 Table. capers

1/2 tsp cumin

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Soak corn husks in hot water for 1 hour.

Puree corn kernels with milk and butter in food processor.. Add sugar, salt and 1/3 c. cornmeal; blend quickly, Add more cornmeal only if the batter seems to be too liquid, Transfer to a bowl. Wash and dry processor bowl.

The Sofrito:

With food processor running, drop chiles and garlic thru feed tube. they should be finely minced. set aside.

Heat evoo in a nonstick saute pan. Add onions, cook until softened; push to one side and add chicken. Saute until lightly browned. Add garlic-chile mixture; saute 1 minute. Add tomato, potato, raisins and capers. Season with cumin, salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

Combine filling and corn batter. Place about 1/2 cup mixture in the middle of a corn husk. Wrap husk around mixture and tie on both ends with string. Continue with remaining tamale mixture and corn husks.

Steam tamales over barely simmering water for 1 hour. Check water level occasionally, adding boiling water as necessary.

Per tamal: 135 calories, 8 g protein, 18 g carbo, 4 g fat(2 g sat.) 20 mg cholesterol, 60 mg sodium 2 g fiber.

Prep time does not include husk soaking for 1 hour.

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Comments

lunasea 1 year ago said:
MMmmmmm....very interesting and different. I like the capers, raisins and potatoes marrying up with the usual (and delightful) suspects. Sounds like a winner to me! High 5 and thank you so much, m'dear. :) Vickie

ttaaccoo 2 months, 3 weeks ago said:
These are really good, and truly easy! I love this recipe, and had forgotten about it! Enjoy. I think the capers and raisins and potatoes are Cubano influence. And I did use the frozen corn.

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