BEEF TAMALE (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 252.9
  • Total Fat: 10.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.1 mg
  • Sodium: 111.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 6.2 g

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Introduction

BEEF TAMALES WITH A HEALTHIER TWIST BEEF TAMALES WITH A HEALTHIER TWIST
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    Ingredients:
    *Shortening, Crisco, 10 tbsp
    *Maseca Instant Corn Masa Mix, 908 gram(s)
    Ground beef, extra lean, 454 grams
    Garlic, 3 cloves
    Onions, raw, 1 medium (2-1/2" dia)
    Beef broth, bouillon, consomme, 12 grams
    Pepper, black, 1 tbsp
    Bay Leaf, 1 tsp, crumbled
    *chilli, 1 cup
    *Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium, 1 tsp
    Salt, 1 tsp


Directions

In a large pot add hot water and submerge cornhusks in it until they get tender. Aside sautee meat, minced garlic, bay leaf, salt, black pepper and minced onion. Once meat is cook add chilli paste and boil the mixture. To make masa add approximately 2 cups of hot water to maseca instant corn masa and make a dough (add more hot water as needed). Cream the vegetable shortening and add baking powder, next add beef broth buouillion consome and incorporate the corn masa until all ingredients are blended.
In a corn husk add 1/4 cup of masa and 2 tbsp of shredded beef, fold the corn husk and make the rest, when finished steam the tamales for 90 minutes in a medium high flame, serve.


Serving Size: 24 Servings (1 tamale)

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PERLAFO.