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Shopping for Tamale Ingredients

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For The Dough
  • Bag of masa harina (you will need 6 cups)
  • Lard (you will need 2 cups)
  • Chicken Broth (you will need 5 cups, or 40 oz.)
  • Onion powder for seasoning
  • Ground cumin for seasoning
  • Chile powder for seasoning

Authentic Filling

  • 4 lbs of chuck roast (or other preferred cut of beef) for cooking and shredding
  • 8 Poblano, Anaheim, Pasilla or other large, fresh green chiles
  • 3 large potatoes
  • 1 jalapeno
  • fresh garlic
  • white onion

For the Wrapping and Cooking

  • Four 8-ounce packages of dried corn husks
  • Tamale steaming bucket or a large, deep pot with a rack or steaming basket inside to keep the tamales out of the water.

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