Mini Pibis

I love to eat so I love to cook. Recipes are just starting points. If I had to eat one cuisine for the rest of my life, it would be Mexican. But I would complain loudly.

3 ¼ cups (about 1 pound) corn masa flour for tortillas or tamales (masa harina)

2 ¾ cups chicken broth for masa, plus ½ cup for chicken filling

1 ½ teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt or to taste, divided

1 cup lard or vegetable shortening

3 tablespoons (or 2 ounces) achiote paste

¾ pound (about 3) ripe Roma tomatoes cut into chunks

4 garlic cloves

¼ cup white onion coarsely chopped

1 teaspoon dried oregano

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3 cups cooked shredded chicken

Banana leaves, fresh or thawed from frozen, cut into 15 pieces, 10-inches in length, plus more for covering the steamer

Directions at kcet.org

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