Xantolo tamales are a culinary delight, filled with seasoned chicken and pork with Chinese chilies. Their preparation requires care and patience, from making the dough to traditional cooking in banana leaves in a claypot. A true delicacy that deserves to be enjoyed on any special occasion.
To enjoy Xantolo tamales, beat the dough with salt and lard.
Then soak and grind the chilies, cut the meat into pieces, and mix with the chili.
Next, pass the banana leaves through the fire, extend one by one, fill with the mixture, and cook for forty-five minutes.
Tamales de Xantolo
Ingredients
1 kilogram of Dough
½ kilogram of Cooked chicken and pork
250 grams of Lard
Chinese chili (morita)
Banana leaves
1 pinch of Salt
Preparation
Step 1 : To prepare Xantolo tamales, beat the dough with salt and lard.
Step 2 : Subsequently, soak and grind the chilies (without seeds).
Step 3 : Then, cut the chicken and pork into pieces and add the chili.
Step 4 : Next, pass the banana leaves through the fire, cut them, and spread one by one.
Step 5 : On each leaf, place dough, chili with meat, and roll them up.
Step 6 : Once filled, arrange the tamales on a grill, in a thick claypot with water at the bottom.
Step 7 : Then, cover with banana leaves and cook for forty-five minutes.
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