Vegan Chile & Cheese Tamales
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- Number of Servings: 36
Ingredients
5 lb. bag maseca (corn flour, masa harina is OK)3-1/2 sticks Earth Balance natural shortening3 c. vegetable broth (approx.)salt to taste1 t. garlic powder2-8oz packs Follow Your Heart vegan "cheese", monterey jack style3 c. green chiliesdried corn husks (pre cleaned is best)
Place dried corn husks in a large bowl and cover with warm water.
Roast and peel chiles, cut or tear into strips from 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, set aside.
Cut each block of FYH cheese into 18 logs. (This is because I'm not that fond of it, so we use just a bit flavor.)
Mix masa, salt and garlic. Warm shortening to soft consistency and add to dry mix. blend it in, then kneed in the broth a little at a time until the dough is smooth, tacky, and a little moist. This can be done in a stand mixer in 1/2 batches.
Take husks from water and shake water off. Spread a thin layer of masa dough on the husk, about 2/3 of the length, then on top of that place a piece of cheese, and a stip or 2 or 3 of chile. Wrap into a tube, then fold up the un-masaed end. If desired, tie a very thin strip of husk around the folded end.
I found this video of how to spread and fold the tamale. (Ignore whatevr weird thing they are using for stuffing.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He90Am8jbeg
Steam the tamales for about 1-1/2 hours.
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUEHERM.
Roast and peel chiles, cut or tear into strips from 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, set aside.
Cut each block of FYH cheese into 18 logs. (This is because I'm not that fond of it, so we use just a bit flavor.)
Mix masa, salt and garlic. Warm shortening to soft consistency and add to dry mix. blend it in, then kneed in the broth a little at a time until the dough is smooth, tacky, and a little moist. This can be done in a stand mixer in 1/2 batches.
Take husks from water and shake water off. Spread a thin layer of masa dough on the husk, about 2/3 of the length, then on top of that place a piece of cheese, and a stip or 2 or 3 of chile. Wrap into a tube, then fold up the un-masaed end. If desired, tie a very thin strip of husk around the folded end.
I found this video of how to spread and fold the tamale. (Ignore whatevr weird thing they are using for stuffing.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He90Am8jbeg
Steam the tamales for about 1-1/2 hours.
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUEHERM.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 354.4
- Total Fat: 15.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 232.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 50.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
- Protein: 4.6 g
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