MY RECIPE

“Tamales Tolimenses”
INGREDIENTS
 2 pounds of pork ribs cut into small pieces

 12 pieces of chicken

 1 pound pork belly cut into small pieces

 4 medium potatoes peeled and sliced

 2 large carrots peeled and sliced

 6 cooked eggs sliced

 1 cup peas

 3 cups cooked rice

Preparation

 
1. First Place all the marinade ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. after
that Reserve ½ cup of the marinade to prepare the masa.
2. Then put In a large plastic bowl all the meat, add 1 ½ cups of the marinade. Mix well,
cover and refrigerate overnight.
3. After wards To prepare the masa: Place the masarepa in a large bowl, Next add the
water, salt, sazon Goya or color and reserved marinade. After Mix well with a wooden
spoon or your hands.
4. Next Wash the leaves well with hot water and set aside.
 5. To assemble the tamales: Place 1 piece of the leaf on a work surface and place a second
leaf on top, pointing in the opposite direction, like forming a cross.
6. Then. Spread ½ cup of masa and about ¼ cup of rice in the center of the banana leaves,
at the point where they connect and form a cross. Place, 1 piece pork belly, 1 piece of
chicken and 1 piece of rib on top of the masa and place about 1 tablespoon of peas, 1
or 2 slices of carrots and 2 slices of potatoes on top of the meat.
7. Bring the corners of the banana leaves up to the middle of the filling, and tie it with
string right above the filling, so that there is a tuft of leaves above the string . Next
Continue the process until all the tamales are wrapped and tied.
8. Last of all Bring a large pot with salted water to a boil. Add the tamales and then reduce
the heat to low. Cover and cook for 2 hours. Finally Remove the tamales from the pot
and let them sit for about 5 minutes before serving. In the end Serve hogao on the side
if desired.

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