Tamale wrapped in maize (corn) leaves (tamal en hojas)



Servings:   10Preparation time:  
20 min.

Ingredients:

3 cup ground corn
1 cup water
1 pound boneless pork
3 cloves of garlic
1 onion
1 pepper
½ cup tomato sauce
¼ cup dry wine
1 pound boneless pork
1½ tablespoon salt
¼ tablespoon pepper


Cooking instructions:

Blend the ground corn with the water and strain it.

Stir fry the cubed pork and with the resulting fat make a sauce with garlic, onion, pepper, tomato and dry wine. Add it all to the corn. Season it with salt and pepper. Wrap the mixture in maize leaves or pour it into tamale molds. Cook in boiling water for an hour or in a pressure cooker at 15 pounds of pressure for 10 to 15 minutes.


Notes:

You could use the Marinade or mojo for the Tamale


Pictures:
Tamale wrapped in maize (corn) leaves (tamal en hojas)
Maize (corn) leaves
Tamale wrapped in maize (corn) leaves (tamal en hojas)
Tamale ready to eat