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Summary
This recipe makes several dozen tamales, but don't be surprised when they disappear quickly.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 3 cups water
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 3 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 4 dried New Mexico or California chiles, seeds and ribs removed
- Hot water, for skillet
- 1 chipotle chile (canned in adobo sauce)
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh pork lard or vegetable shortening
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 3/4 cups masa harina (Mexican corn flour)
- 2 1/4 cups hot water
- 3/4 cup fresh pork lard or vegetable shortening (about 7 ounces), chilled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt
- 50 dried cornhusks
- Roasted Tomatillo-Chile Salsa
- Mexican crema or sour cream, for serving
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 45
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 60 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 4 g 6.13%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 4.67%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 115 mg 4.8%
- Calcium: 16 mg 1.6%
- Potassium: 3 mg 0.09%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 2.67%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 5 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.19%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0.11%
- Vitamin C 0.16%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq