SALTY RECIPE
By: Elia Ruth Contreras Rosillo
Tamales de metate
Tarimoro
Ingredients:
- 2 kg colored corn flour for tamales
- 500 g lard
- 4 tablespoons baking powder
- 6 cow cheeses
- ¼ kg ancho chiles
- Sheets for tamales
- Salt
Directions:
Toast the chiles, devein and soak; grind in a metate or blender until a paste is formed and set aside. Crumble the cheeses and set aside. Beat the dough with the butter, salt, baking powder and a little water until a compact dough is formed. Spread the dough in the metate and cover with chili and cheese. Cut portions of the desired size and place them in tamale leaves that have been previously cleaned and drained. Cook in a steamer for one hour. Cut into slices and fry in lard. Serve with rice, cream and molcajete sauce.