Tamales
 

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Sharing my favorite thing to make for the holidays using my Kitchen Aid is tamales. I just know my g-m would be proud

Started making them about 5 yrs ago. Beginner's luck and I guess something stuck from watching my gm making them as a child my tamales are a favorite for my family.

OMG!!! where do you live LOL......tamales are my all time favorite I grew up eating them, my mother and her sisters would get together and make batches of them it was a regular party the music playing and of course Jose Cuervo (tequila) they made a day of it. and they didn't have a kitchen aide back then guess that's were Jose Cuervo LOL I remember seeing my aunt putting some in the masa mixture, omg but soooooo good I am sure your grandmother is beaming thanks for bring back memories. they look delicious do you make the drink atole that was another fav of mine. thanks for posting this......

Thank you.

Atole...yum. I love atole!! Need to get a recipe for it. My gm used to make it. Thanks for mentioning it.

I love homemade tamales, but they're wayyyyyyyyy too much work for this gal, since the less time I spend in the kitchen the better I like it. LOL

I make tamales every year the day after Thanksgiving. The only thing is, I cook my meat ahead of time so I can get the deed done quicker. It's alot of work but so worth it!!!

I just participated in a Posada and at the dinner we had homemade tamales one of the priests made and they were so good.

Making tamales this weekend wih my neice.I buy the prepared masa,cook meat ahead of time,and only make a few doz.compared to 20 doz.or so when we had to to give away and feed the family....Only taste good during the holidays.....TG it's once a year.......

FabQuilter, your tamales look so good! I have always wanted to learn to make them. Maybe someday.....

yummy on home made tamales. I have never made them but know what work goes into it. Last Christmas a former pt/friend who lives in another state sent me some she had made. I got spoiled in the 80s working in a clinic with a 90% Hispanic clientele.

How do you use your Kitchen Aid? For the masa?

I love tamales. I have never attempted to make them. Sound delicious.

Our neighbor used to make tamales. I wanted to pay her for them but she wouldn't hear of it. So I started giving her a gift card in her mailbox. Did that for each year she made some. Been few years and she's been busy. Yesterday I went to the grocery store and bought some chicken and green salsa tamales. So good. I like them for breakfast with couple fried eggs on side. lunch with a light salad and also for supper. Love salsa on top. DH doesn't like them at all. Cost me $8.50 for 5 but they're 2xthe size.

Ohhhhhhh, I am so homesick for Texas reading this post. I'll have to hit my GS up to ship me some for Christmas. I already have pecans on my list for him to send me, might as well add a big package of tamales--I'll have his mama make some, or call her friends to make us some......Merry Christmas, all of you.

Yes. First I whip the margarine or equivalent substitute then mix it to the masa. I use the tip that includes the spatula and literally run it on high for +/- 3 min tops and its ready to spread on the corn husks leaf.

I have the clear glass bowl. It is a beauty to see the powerful mix motion and how the spatula throws mix in the center to auto re-mix. If only my g-m could witness such tech advantage. Kinda same as rotary cutting in quilting.

:thumbup: wow -- impressive -- my favorite Thanksgiving dinner of all times was homemade tacos and tamales!!

I miss them, too. My great aunt and aunts would make meat and sweet tamales on Christmas Eve. We would eat them all night. Maybe it's time for me to learn, since I have a Kitchen Aid as well. Anybody will to share a recipe:)?

Helpful link:http://www.mimaseca.com/en/recetas/d...n-tamales/1217My tips:1) Sift the dry masa before adding the broth2) whip the margarine or equivalent fat until it is light and fluffy like cake icing3) Mix the whipped margarine with the masa on high speed 3-4 min. Take a half tspn of the mixed masa batter and drop in a half glass room temperature water. If the masa batter floats to the top, the masa batter is ready to spread with a spoon on a husk leaf, add the prepared seasoned stew, fold and steam cook4) I use a 12 quart steamer and steam cook +/- 2 doz tamales in 1 hour.

I am a newcomer too but have made it several times over the last 28 yrs or so. We plan to make ours with New Years this year. we are eating our way through some old roosters so I plan to make lots of broth and then cut the rooster meat really small. Should be flavorful. I plan to heat the pan over a wood fire this year.

Your broth will make the tamales extra flavorful!

Sorry to be so dumb on this, but have never eaten a tamale, the canned ones I saw in the stores, didn't even appeal to me. Do you eat the corn husk with them or just the goodies inside. May have to look in the frozen aisle and try some sometime, but know they can't compare to the home made ones. I have no knowledge about tamales whatsoever so would someone enlighten me on them, how you eat them etc. Thanks from a dummy.

I love tamales and always had someone else make them.. So I guess for 2015 that is one of my resolutions that I can keep is to make homemade tamales.

My daddy used to bring home tamales when I was a child and we always devoured them with gusto. He brought home a bunch of the tamales on an occasion when I was there visiting. I knew he did it because he knew how much I loved them. We all did. I miss daddy and mother so much.

All questions are good. You remove the corn husk and eat the steam cooked corn tamal which includes the stew stuffing. Thanks for asking.

I make tamales for new years day. It is quite the undertaking, but, once you start, you cannot NOT make them. So much better than what you can buy.

My entire family gets together right after Thanksgiving to have a Tamale Making Party. Everyone gets involved; in-laws, children, friends and whoever wants to join in. The men do the cooking on portable camping stoves and the rest of us do the "spreading" on the husks. We start out with 80 lbs of "masa" and go from there. Being the oldest of 9, we do it in shifts until all the masa is used up. Of course, it's a party with music, potluck, libations, etc. We hold it in the backyard where we can line up 3 or 4 tables. This has been a tradition in my family for at least 70 years. We cook some and take some home for freezing to be cooked on Christmas day. It's a wonderful tradition in our family.

Share your recipe...Please.......

The store bought is nothing compared to authentic homemade tamales. You need to befriend someone or find a real authentic restaurant.

i have eaten 9 different type of authentic tamales. All delicious and unique in it's own taste.

The fruit ones are good too.

Do you have a recipe that you could post? I would like to try them for New Year's Day as I got a new Kitchen Aid mixer for Christmas.

Here is a recipe with lots of pictures. You might also try some videos online.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cynth...da/Tamales.htm