Sudsandswine Made Me Do It----Not Q But Hot Dang!!!!

[ssv3]

Tamales have been on my bucket list and Sud's recent post pushed me over the edge

Bone in pork butt deboned

Money muscle saved for a session all by itself

Soaked some guajillo, ancho and hatch chiles

Pulverized them all in the blender

Gave the peppers some flavor

In the meantime simmered the pork. Aromatics of course

Started the filling next. Epic lard

Infused with onion and garlic

Removed the solids and added some masa for something like a roux

Added the pepper mix, cooked it down some then added the pork

Filler finished:clap2::clap2: Good enough to eat already

Made the masa

With lard and clarified butter

Added a little chile sauce to the masa for some color

Got these gadgets to make my life easier

Filled the soaked corn husks (took some practice I'd tell you that)

My first try but I guess I'm sort of proud??:razz:

Next I got my steamer ready

Lined up the tamales

Covered the pot up

About hour and a half later I pulled one for a test

:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: Not too bad for a first time I suppose??

Plated :becky:

Not too farkin' shabby:twitch:

Close up!

Sooo good that I had to go for a fourth, fifth one? God! These were good.

Best part is that I have tamales for while without all the work. Win!! :thumb:

Y'all have to try this. A must!!!! Thanks for looking!

 

[TravelingJ]

I actually had no idea how much labor went into making them. Wow. I appreciate the tutorial!

 

[frognot]

Sako, another epic cook and tutorial. Would definitely tear up a half dozen of them!

I actually had no idea how much labor went into making them. Wow. I appreciate the tutorial!

Very labor intensive so usually a bunch of people get together to make tamales.

 

[ssv3]

I actually had no idea how much labor went into making them. Wow. I appreciate the tutorial!

:thumb:

Honestly if you split into two day/two step process it isn't that bad at all.

 

[ssv3]

Sako, another epic cook and tutorial. Would definitely tear up a half dozen of them!




Very labor intensive so usually a bunch of people get together to make tamales.

Thanks Charles!

It wasn't as bad as I expected it. The tamale spreader helped a ton.

 

[homesmoke]

They look great Sako.
We always make tamales for Christmas. Tomorrow will be our tamal day. They get easier, the more you make them. This was from the last time we made tamales. Dang upside down pictures.
Merry Christmas!

 

[ssv3]

They look great Sako.
We always make tamales for Christmas. Tomorrow will be our tamal day. They get easier, the more you make them. This was from the last time we made tamales. Dang upside down pictures.
Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Homesmoke!

You're absolutely right. It got real easy literally at the very end. My filling and masa were done at the point when I was already very comfortable.

 

[Bigbears BBQ]

Damm those look good I could go for a couple of those right now.

 

[LordRiffenstein]

Wow that looks amazing!

 

[Titch]

I would love to taste that,looks really flash:thumb:

 

[Stingerhook]

Boy those would be good for breakfast bout now Sako.

 

[sudsandswine]

Fantastic :thumb:

 

[ModelMaker]

Bueno.
Eduardo

 

[electron_si]

You crushed this one Sako

 

[Ron_L]

Very nice!

We took a tamale making class put on my a friend from BBQ competitions and really enjoyed learning the process. We still have some in the freezer from the class, but need to make some on our own before we forget :-D

 

[KClandcruiser]

I'd eat those any day. Looks like you nailed it, especially for your first time!

 

[Smoke on Badger Mountain]

Wow Sako! those look fantastic. Next time I'll meet you half way, say Bakersfield, to pick up my order. Great cook brother!

 

[creek bottom]

Just WOW Sako!!! Those look fantastic! I love tamales, but I've never attempted to make them. I get them at our local Mex restaurant every time I go. Yours look awesome! Very nicely done!!!

 

[cpw]

Those look awesome! I've got all the fixins to make some tomorrow. My wife's from Texas, and in her family tamales are a Christmas Eve tradition. Hope mine turn out half as good as yours.

 

[Pig_Farmer]

Looks like you nailed it, Sako. Just like my Grandma and Tia's used to make.