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festival and holidaymexican
tamales at christmas
Lucia · Oaxaca to Raleigh
“the whole family folding masa for two days straight. christmas isn't the tree, it's the steam and everyone's hands working together on the holiday.”
ingredients
- masa harina
- lard
- pork
- dried chiles
- corn husks
- stock
steps
- whip the masa with lard and stock until light.
- stew the pork in chile.
- spread masa on soaked husks, fill and fold.
- steam upright until they pull clean.