Smoked chicken Tamales

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webowabo

Master of the Pit
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Dec 25, 2010
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I smoked some chicken quarters last night for the whole purpose of leftovers for the week. First task at hand... first time tamales! I researched a bunch of different recipes online and decided I would do half chili Verde. . And half red chili sauce. I didnt really use exact amounts for either sauce. And the Masa I just followed the directions from package.
6 cups masa
5 cups broth or water
Salt
Cumin
Onion/garlic powder
Marinaded some of the pulled chicken for a few hours half with red..half with green sauce..enjoy the pics..
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chicken last night
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some of it pulled
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tomatillos, onion, garlic, and lime all smoked for 2 hours on UDS
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cali dried red chili pods and onion garlic getting rehydrated...
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red chili sauce marinade for chicken and some reserve for serving...
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smoked salsa verde marinaded chicken with the chili verde for serving..
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I have no dough making utensils. . Think I have more masa on the cieling and walls but was fun to make. .
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staging area. I needed a few more people to help the making of the tamales... but overall it was fun and therapeutic this morn'n
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Overall.. so far the process was fun... I plan on steaming them in the morning.. hopefully they turn out good.. cause tamales are some work... for this first timer ;) thanks for looking..



~Mike~
 
Fantastic!!! Went to my first tamale wrapping party last Christmas and loved it! Think I'll take some smoked chicken to the next one!
 
A party would be ideal.. cuts down the making time.. have three or four fillings and let the party begin..

~Mike~
 
Wait!!! I hate to see you go through all that work and have the masa seep out!! You must wrap the tamale completely in the banana leaf. Overlap two side by side put the stuffing in the middle then fold over and tie with string. Lemme send you a paper towel example
 
Ok sorry I panicked. I just didn't want you to loose your hard work. Being married to a Cuban tamales are second nature to us. Hope this helps.
*soak the banana leaves too it makes them easier to work with
 
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Wait!!! I hate to see you go through all that work and have the masa seep out!! You must wrap the tamale completely in the banana leaf. Overlap two side by side put the stuffing in the middle then fold over and tie with string. Lemme send you a paper towel example
Mexican tamales are not wrapped in banana leafs.  Just the corn husk like the OP has shown.
 
They haveabeen in the steamer upright for about 45 mins... and a few of my wraps have come undone.. lets hope thr others hold together... I figured upright with open end up they would hold together... lesson learned.. ; l
 
Awwwww Dude, a cheezy little pic of the money tamale?? Whattttttttttt??? LMAO.....hey, take a BIGGER pic of that salsa verde tamale for me.....my almost fav salsa....Gawd, I love it. Great way to use up the left-overs so it's not really a 'left-over'. Same masa I used when I did PP ones a few months back. That stuff rocks and easy to make. Truth...I didn't tie mine at all (lazy?). I did make mine smaller than yours with nothing sticking outta the top and, like you, stood them up in the pan....worked great although I did use the steamer at work (oblong) instead of the round tamale steamer available for sale. Great job, regardless of a few blowouts, for your first time and you'll only get quicker and better at it......Willie
 
Sorry Chef..lol.. ill take some better pics. I was so exhausted yesterday (my day off that I had to work more than I wanted) that it didnt dawnon me to grab a better pic. The verde was the best thing of the whole cook... I love some tomatillos smoked...
 
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