Picture, or it didn't happen

[logovo]

So, that idea of documenting the whole tamales making process? I didn't count on the fact that my hands were going to be all messy and covered in dough through most of it, so for now this is my sole picture of my efforts in tamal cooking.

I'm kind of surprised that they turned out well! They're queso con rajas, which is dough made with masa, finely grounded white rice, homemade chicken broth, lard (next time I'm trying it with olive oil, but decide not to mess with original recipe for now), and salt. In an effort to keep it simple I stuffed the tamale dough with farmer's cheese and poblano and serrano slices. Pretty tasty, although they're missing a good tomatillo sauce on the side.

Comments

[monanotlisa]

Ack; that's true -- I have the same problem. :/ But thanks for sharing. Mmh.

[logovo]

Also, I was all over the place, being that it was my first time :D

I hope to do a better job in a couple of weeks, so that I can actually document the recipe for fellow tamal lovers. I might get some tips!

[from]

Sounds delicious! I've only ever made it once in a cooking class. We used beans as stuffing and some Oaxacan cheese. Not sure I could do it by myself, though.

[logovo]

I know! They intimidate me, another reason I was just trying to get them done and never really stopped to take pictures.

The main reason I want to learn to do by myself is that it's such hard work and my mom deals with a lot of aches and pains, so should not be doing it if I can help it. But she has the touch! So, I'm hoping that eventually my tamales can take over the Xmas tradition.