Author: Mark
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This last weekend I made tamales in my dutch oven again. The last time I did this, they turned out great. This time, in the end, they also turned out well, but it was a kind of rocky road to get there.
This time I did it in two days. The night before, I made the pork, then on Sunday morning I made the filling and rolled the tamales. Sunday night I set them in my dutch oven and steamed them up! These were different from the last time I did them, both in process and in the recipe. The last one was a bit more “green” and these were more “red”. I don’t know if that makes any sense at all, but there it is, anyway…
Dutch Oven Tamales
Makes about 20-25 tamales, approx 200 Cal each.
12″ deep Dutch Oven, with a veggie steamer
Lots of coals underneath
The Pork
- 2-2.5 lbs pork roast
- 1 head garlic, cut into just a few bigger chunks
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 8 cups water
- 4-6 large bay leaves
- 1 tsp salt
The Filling
- 6 oz dried red chilis (pick your picante)
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 4-5 cloves garlic
- 2…
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