Red Pork Tamales

Name: Red Pork Tamales
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lbs pork shoulder, cooked and shredded; 3 ancho chiles, soaked; 3 guajillo chiles, soaked; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp cumin; 3 cups masa harina; 2 cups pork broth; ½ cup lard; 1 tsp baking powder; dried corn husks soaked

Traditional pork and ancho chile tamales — the kind that take all Sunday but taste like a fiesta. Steaming them upright, packed snugly, is what keeps the masa from collapsing before it sets.

Total time

165 min

Prep

90 min

Cook

75 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Mexican

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Ingredients

2 lbspork shoulder, cooked and shredded

3ancho chiles, soaked

3guajillo chiles, soaked

4 clovesgarlic

1 tspcumin

3 cupsmasa harina

2 cupspork broth

½ cuplard

1 tspbaking powder

dried corn huskssoaked

Instructions

Blend soaked chiles with garlic and cumin; season. Toss with pork.

Beat lard; mix in masa, broth, baking powder, salt until dough is fluffy.

Spread masa on husks; add pork filling; fold and tie.

Steam upright 1 hour until masa is firm.

Serve with salsa roja and pickled jalapeños.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

885

Protein

12.1g

Fat

60.2g

Carbs

77.2g

Fiber

8.4g

Sodium

130mg

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