Mama Roberta’s Tasty Tamales

Serving  size 24 tamales

Prep     3 hours 30 mins
Cook     1 hr

Total Time:   4 hours 30 mins

 Gluten Free       Egg Free

 Lactose Free

Mama Roberta makes a mean tamale!  This is an authentic gluten free tamale recipe made with gluten free mole sauce.  Make a huge batch and have a fiesta or freeze some for an easy go to meal later.  They are just as good cold as they are hot.  Tamales during the holidays – a great family gathering where everyone gets a tasty take-home!”

 

DIRECTIONS

1.   Add meat to a crock pot with 1/4 cup of water.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or until done and tender.  Remove meat from crock pot and allow to cool in a large bowl.  Once cool shred the meat.

2.   Add 6 cups of water to the broth left over in the crock pot and set aside.

3.   Make mole sauce while meat is cooking.  Click here for mole sauce recipe.  Half will be used for the inside of the tamales and the other half for the the sauce on top.

4.   Soak corn husks in water as per instructions on package.

5.   In a deep pan add shredded meat and 1/4 cup broth from the crock pot.  Cover and cook on medium heat for about 30 minutes.  Add half of the mole sauce mixture to the meat and stir.  Cook for 3 more minutes and take off of heat.

6.  Add masa, salt and chili powder to a large bowl.  Whip the lard in another large bowl with a mixer until fluffy.  Heat 5 cups of broth in a pan and pour over masa mixture.  Mix well, then add lard and mix well again.

7.   Take corn husks out of water and place on a pan.

8.   Take out 1 husk and lay it flat.  Add a ball of masa mixture, about 3 inches in diameter inside the husk.  Press it flat onto the husk.

9.   Add about a tablespoon of meat mixture in the middle of the masa and add 1 olive.

10.  Roll up the husk.

   

11.  Pull 2 thin strips from a corn husk and use to tie each end closed.

 

12.  Stack tamales in a steamer and steam for one hour.

13.  Remove from heat.  Serve with mole sauce, beans, and rice.

 

Chef Notes:

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 Gluten Free       Egg Free      Lactose Free    Vegetarian          *Dairy Free