How To Make Tamales Research Paper

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Lucila Ruiz Dr. Heather Wood English 101-508 September 26, 2013 HOW TO MAKE TAMALES. Christmas is coming, and Christmas is the season of family celebration. In every Mexican family, celebration means food. So since days before, begins to plane the menu for the especial day to the family members, those who have not been together en months, to join together the Christmas celebration. One of the most traditional meals in Mexican festivities are the tamales. Tamales can be prepare in different ways, (pork with red chili, chicken with green chili, cheese with green chili, etc…) The first thing is decide what kind of tamales prepare. In the process to prepare pork with red chili tamales, the next step is the visit to the grocery store…show more content…
24 large dried corn husks. Preparing tamales is a long process, so it is best to start with the preparation from a day before. First prepare the red chili and meat to have it ready the next day. Next you have to start by cutting the pork meat into medium pieces, then place the pork meat in a large pot with the medium onion and garlic cloves, season with salt and pepper. Fill the pot with 6 to 8 cups of water, cover and bring to a broil over medium-high heat during 15 minutes, after that reduce the heat until the meat is completely cooked and let it cool at room temperature, next begin shredding the meat into fine treads. To prepare the chili sauce: In a large saucepan boil the red chili for about 10 to 15 minutes or until softened. Drain and put the chilies, garlic and salt in a blender and blend well, next in a large saucepan cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, and then combine the pork with the chili sauce. The next day you can prepare the masa and the corn husks. This not take a long time, and is not to complicated, with the other ingredients ready the process will be faster but a little

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