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Authentic Red Tamales
Ingredients
  • To Make The Beef (substitute with pork or chicken)
  • 2 pounds beef shoulder roast or chuck roast cut in 2 inches squares and most of the fat removed
  • 1 onion cut in half
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 celery sticks
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 cups of Red Chile Sauce
  • subheading: To Make The Masa:
  • ¾ pound vegetable shortening
  • 1 tablespoon table salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 ½ punds fresh masa
  • ½ cup beef stock
  • ½ cup Red Chile Sauce
  • 1 bag corn husks
  • subheading: Optional fillings:
  • 2 potatoes sliced in long strings par cooked - see notes.
  • pitted olives 1 per tamal, cut in half
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