4 layered tamale Recipes

olive oil, chopped onion, ground beef, taco seasoning, water, canned crushed tomatoes, corn kernels, yellow cornmeal, corn tortillas, shredded cheddar cheese or 3 cups mexican blend cheese

water, black beans, drained, red kidney beans, drained, vegetable oil or 1 tsp cooking spray, sliced onions, sliced zucchini , on the thin side but not so thin they fall apart when cooked, juillened red and yellow sweet bell peppers, poblano chiles, sliced into rings, garlic, minced, whole kernel corn, fresh or frozen and thawed, cumin, red pepper flakes, flour tortillas or 5 fresh corn tortillas, green taco sauce , like tomatillo, shredded jalapeno jack cheese or 2 cups regular monterey jack cheese

boneless pork butt in 1 piece, trimmed of all but a thin layer of fat, whole head garlic , un-peeled, cut crosswise in 1/2, black peppercorns, bay leaves, salt, masa ( cornmeal flour), water, heaping tbsp baking powder, salt, vegetable shortening, boiled and cooled, whole dried california chiles, whole dried new mexico chiles, whole dried pasilla chiles, tomatoes, garlic, salt, cumin seeds, salt, water (stock saved from boiling chiles and tomatoes), vegetable shortening, all-purpose flour, dozen dried corn husks, green olives, potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces, carrot sticks, peeled and cut into small pieces