Authentic Mexican Tamales

Name: Authentic Mexican Tamales
Yield: About 50 tamales
Ingredients: 2 cups lard or canola oil; 8 3/4 cups masa harina; 1 3/4 tablespoons fine salt; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 8 cups pork broth; 8 dried guajillo chiles; 4 dried ancho chiles; 2 dried chile de arbol; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 cups reserved pork broth; 4 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 2 inch chunks; 6 cups water; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon salt; 50 corn husks, soaked

Tender pork simmered in red chile sauce, wrapped in corn masa dough, and steamed in corn husks.

About 50 tamales

Ingredients

2 cups lard or canola oil
8 3/4 cups masa harina
1 3/4 tablespoons fine salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
8 cups pork broth
8 dried guajillo chiles
4 dried ancho chiles
2 dried chile de arbol
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 cups reserved pork broth
4 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 2 inch chunks
6 cups water
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
50 corn husks, soaked

Steps

whip masa dough
blend chile sauce
simmer pork 2.5 hours
fill and wrap
steam 75 min

Source: Isabel Eats

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