3 great tamales Recipes

vegetable oil, onion, chopped, jalapeno pepper, chopped, garlic clove, finely chopped, black-eyed pea salsa , (cowboy caviar) (cowboy caviar), tamales, large cut into bite-size pieces (any flavor really good quality tamale works, we like pork), eggs, cheddar cheese , finely greated, fresh cilantro, chopped and sprinkled on top, sour cream (optional)

dough, masa flour- coarse for tamales - a special lime treated corn flour, shortening heated to liquid ( could be lard, use white vegetable shortening or even oil ) i used crisco brand shortening, baking powder, salt, heaping tbsp chipole powder or chili powder ( gives the dough a little kick ), heated chicken broth or as needed, mixed shredded mexican cheese ( jack, cheddar ,asadero etc ), roasted, peeled , seeded jalepeno and anaheim chili peppers( plus i used some sweet ones too ), corn husks ( i used less than 1/2 the package )