Instructions for Filling Tamales<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Ann M. Evans, as taught by Belinda Rodriquez<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Masa dough, prepared<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cornhusks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note: Prepared, fresh Masa dough can be purchased from El\nTorito Meat Market, (725 East St, Woodland); La Superior Mercados has the corn\nhusks (34 Court St, Woodland). El Torito Meat Market may have them as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fill the Husks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Soak the corn husks in a bowl of very hot water for about\n15 minutes. Using your hands, swirl husks in water to loosen and silks or dirt.\nDrain, rinse and shake off excess water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Lay a cork husk, glossy side up, on the palm of your\nhand, arranged so that wide end is closest to you. Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons\n(using one large soup spoon) of the Masa onto husk about 4\u201d from the bottom.\nUsing the back of the spoon, spread the layer so that it is about \u00bc \u201c thick,\nalong the top half of the corn husk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Spoon a tablespoon or so of the filling in a line down\nthe center of the dough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Fold in one long side of the husk about 1\/3 over dough\nand filling. Fold in the other long side, overlapping the first (like folding a\nbusiness letter). Fold the bottom of the husk up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Repeat with remaining tamales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arrange and Steam the\nTamales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Add water to the bottom of your steamer (about 1 cup, or\nenough to cover the bottom of the pot and not go above the wire rack.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Place tamales on rack in steamer, standing upright, with\nthe folded end down and open end up. Don\u2019t over pack the pan; just pack them\ntightly enough to keep the tamales in an upright position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Steam for 5 minutes to 1 hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. To test if they\u2019re done, remove one and try to pull the\nhusk off. If it comes off easily and cleanly, they\u2019re done. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Instructions for Filling Tamales By Ann M. Evans, as taught by Belinda Rodriquez Masa dough, prepared Cornhusks Note: Prepared, fresh Masa dough can be purchased from El Torito Meat Market, (725 East St, Woodland); La Superior Mercados has the corn husks (34 Court St, Woodland). El Torito Meat Market may have them as well. Fill … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":146,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":751,"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750\/revisions\/751"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/annmevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}