Originally Posted by
sewingpup
very interesting. I don't think I have ever had a tamales and after watching the video, I guess they must be pretty special to go to all the work of making them. I did like that plaster trowel like thing she used to spread the masa on the corn husk! But I don't see making them anytime soon. It took me forever to make my lowly meatloaf this evening!
They are time consuming but so very, very worth it. There is absolutely no comparison to those sold in a can. I bought the masa spreader for mine this past year & it makes spreading the masa on the corn shuck so much easier.
You can do a lot in advance like cooking & shredding your pork the day before & making your sauce that goes in the masa the day before. My DH helps me when I make them....he's the masa spreader & I'm put in the filling & wrap the tamales.