3 really mexican chicken Recipes

grain white rice, fresh tomatoes or 7 oz canned tomatoes, okay to include the juice, white onion, coarsely chopped, garlic clove, cut up roughly, olive oil, vegetable stock (try to use homemade stock for really good flavor!) or 2 cups chicken stock (try to use homemade stock for really good flavor!), salt, fresh chili pepper, of your choice (we like jalapeno for kick), fresh green peas or 3/4 cup frozen green pea, fresh ground black pepper

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 )