5 pollo tamale Recipes

dried corn husks, tomatillo, husked and rinsed (10-12 medium), fresh hot green chili pepper, stemmed (roughly 2 - 6 serranos or jalapenos), garlic cloves, peeled, vegetable oil or 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, chicken broth, salt, cooked chicken, preferably grilled , roasted (about 1 lb.) or 4 cups rotisserie chicken, coarsely shredded (about 1 lb.), roughly chopped fresh cilantro, rich-tasting pork fat , slightly softened but not at all runny (or vegetable shortening if you wish), baking powder, fresh coarse-ground corn masa harina flour , for tamales or 3 1/2 cups dried masa harina, for tamales mixed with 2 1/4 cups hot water, chicken broth

olive oil, yellow onions, chopped small, garlic cloves, minced, green onions , chopped small including the tops, tomatillos, washed well and chopped small, green bell pepper, seeded and chopped small, anaheim chilies, seeded and chopped small, hot chili pepper, seeded and minced, chopped fresh cilantro, chili seasoning mix, sugar, limes , juice of, to 6, limes , zest of, to 6, chicken stock or 1 (8 oz) can chicken broth, cooked chicken, skinned , remove meat, chopped small (i bought a cooked rotisserie chicken at the grocery store), salt, fresh fresh coarse ground black pepper, masa harina, baking powder, salt, ground cumin, softened butter, lard or 1/3 cup shortening or 1/3 cup duck fat, water , plus, water, corn husks , for tamales

crushed corn chips, tamales, cut in 1-inch piece, chili without beans, cooked chicken, cut up piece, whole kernel corn, drained, chopped green chilies, shredded cheddar cheese

achiote , condiment purchased (recipe follows) or 4 oz paste (recipe follows) or 4 oz , substitute, water, chicken bouillon cubes, anise seed, dried mint, chicken, cut up (broiler-fryer), firm ripe tomatoes, onions, quartered, dehydrated masa corn flour, mixed with 3 tbsp water (corn tortilla flour, if using achiote substitute), hard-boiled eggs , halved lengthwise, radishes , about, green onion, ends trimmed, lard or 2/3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening, dehydrated masa corn flour (corn tortilla flour), homemade chicken broth