Filled Corn Leaves with Lime (Tamales)

Prep: 30min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 1h
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Filled corn leaves with lime (tamales) is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the salsa category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 500 g pork (e.g., top loin)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • Salt
  • 2 ancho chilis
  • 50 g clarified butter
  • 300 g corn flour
  • 100 ml meat broth
  • 12 corn husks

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Cut the pork into thin strips. Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic. Sauté the pork in 1 tbsp clarified butter, add onion and garlic, cook together, then deglaze with meat broth and bring to a boil once. Strain the pork through a sieve, reserving the liquid.

  2. 2.

    Soak the ancho chilis for about 10 minutes in ~100 ml hot water, then blend into a puree. Heat the puree for 2-3 minutes in 1 tbsp hot clarified butter while stirring. Add the pork, season with salt, and remove from heat.