Mexican Tamales Recipe

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Mexican Tamales
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Directions:

  1. Place all filling ingredients into a crock pot and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. (I usually do this procedure overnight).
  2. When meat is done, remove meat from sauce and shred in bowl this give you the opportunity to remove the fat out of the meat.
  3. Run sauce through sieve to remove skins of chiles, garlic and etc. Your sauce should be thick and a beautiful deep red color! Reserve 1 cup of meat sauce for the tamale dough.
  4. While meat mixture is cooling, place husks in warm water to soften.
  5. Mix all the ingredients of tamale dough plus 1 cup reserved meat sauce together (I do this in my kitchen aid - makes the job much easier!).
  6. Take approx 3 tbsp of dough and place in the middle of corn husk. Spread thinly place filling in the middle with an olive and wrap until dough meets, the Woman who taught me how to make these - says an olive in the middle brings good luck!
  7. Fold ends and roll package so that corn husk has covered all of filling.
  8. Place in steamer. Steam for 40 minutes.
  9. Spoon sauce over tamales on plate.
  10. These freeze very well. I freeze after they are steamed so the prep of dinner is quick, I do know those who freeze before they are steamed and it seems to work as well.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 479.88 Kcal (2009 kJ)
Calories from fat 155.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.23g 27%
Cholesterol 84.48mg 28%
Sodium 365.34mg 15%
Potassium 1084.56mg 23%
Total Carbs 49.54g 17%
Sugars 5.67g 23%
Dietary Fiber 7.12g 28%
Protein 35.98g 72%
Vitamin C 16.8mg 28%
Iron 4.4mg 25%
Calcium 61.1mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 107.43 Kcal (450 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.86g 27%
Cholesterol 18.91mg 28%
Sodium 81.79mg 15%
Potassium 242.8mg 23%
Total Carbs 11.09g 17%
Sugars 1.27g 23%
Dietary Fiber 1.59g 28%
Protein 8.05g 72%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 28%
Iron 1mg 25%
Calcium 13.7mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.2
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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