All Posts Tagged 'masa' (11)

I love working with the masa harina dough because it's very easy to work with for all kinds of recipes. Another great use for masa harina and a fun variation to making poppers! The wonderful flavors of the the corn stand out when fried, combined with the smokiness of the Spanish chorizo,…

Once a month, I like to challenge myself to create a fun appetizer. On most Fridays, for fun and something different, I prepare a "Tapas" style meal for dinner. I will prepare 2 or 3 different small plates, our favorite cocktail, and we enjoy  them in a very relaxed setting. My goal for…

My Mom made an assortment of tamales for Christmas, but the "frijol con jalapeno" are the ones that remind me the most of Christmas. I am so happy that I took an interest and paid attention when my Mom prepared her tamales. During the holidays, my family will call, email, or message me in a…

When I showed my friends and family these corundas, their reaction was, "So, where's the rest of the tamale?" I tried to explain that it was meant to be small, like an appetizer, ha ha... I have been reading through my cookbooks and came across this cute little bundle of a tamale.…

This recipe is from the book "Fonda San Miguel: Thirty Years of Food and Art".

Makes 24 tamales

Ingredients:

1½ cups vegetable

shortening or lard

1 cup sugar…

This is one of the many tamale recipes I hold near and dear to my heart. In 2011 I was blessed with the opportunity to return to Monterrey, Mexico, the home of my parents Ramiro and Blanca. I had been without my parents for a few years already and had resigned myself that i would…

Ingredients:

2 cups masa harina

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon garlic…

Even though Mexican food is readily available in Houston, that doesn't mean you get good tamales. For years I enjoyed the Rolls-Royce of tamales, but most restaurants here serve tamales that are closer to a Yugo. My ex-mother-in-law made the best tamales I've eaten to date. She made them every year and would give each of her sons a few dozens to…

by muybuenocookbook

Sopes are small, round, tartlet-like cakes made with masa harina, the flour used to prepare corn tortillas. A sope can…

Molotes – little cigars or torpedoes – are a delight to make and eat in any form. As a popular Oaxacan street food, they often take a back seat to many of the more popular foods, including mole poblano. Some call theses masa concoctions quesadillas; others will say they're empanadas. But I don't think so. These should have their own shape, as mentioned above, and their own distinctive ingredients if desired. They can be sweet or…

Cheese and Corn Tamales



Ingredients:

4 lbs. purchased masa harina

1 ancho chile

1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese

1 lb. grated jack cheese

2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro…