From The New Texas Cuisine by Stephen Pyles; a simple tamale recipe stuffed with chorizo and onions.
Pronounced [oo-CHEH-pohs ] Uchepos are fresh sweet corn tamales from the Michoacan region of Mexico. To make them you cut the fresh corn kernels off the cob and mix the fresh corn kernels with the masa dough. This mixture is applied to the fresh green corn husks (not dried husks like typical tamales) The tamales are steamed and served with just a little bit of crema of queso fresco. The tamales...
Recipe for fresh Tamales made with cheese and poblano chiles.
Tamales are found in throughout Latin America. Nacatamales are found in Nicaragua, and El Salvador combines an interesting variety of ingredients including, raisins, capers, and green olives. The meat used in the recipe may be pork or chicken and sometimes a combination of both. In Venezuela they are called Hallacas which re...
Dessert tamales filled with sweet corn kernels, raspberries, rasins and almonds.