Mexico City MexicanDinner

🌽Chicken Tamales with Salsa Roja

Name: Chicken Tamales with Salsa Roja
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Mexican (Mexico City)
Ingredients: 1 cup masa harina; 1 cup chicken stock; 4 tbsp lard; 0.75 cup shredded chicken; 0.5 cup salsa roja; 6 piece corn husks; 1 tsp baking powder

Authentic mexico city mexican dinner you can cook at home in about 120 minutes. 7 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

120 min

Serves

Per serving

580 kcal

Difficulty

Hard

Ingredients (1 servings)

1 cupmasa harina
1 cupchicken stock
4 tbsplard
0.75 cupshredded chicken
0.5 cupsalsa roja
6 piececorn husks
1 tspbaking powder

Instructions

1
Soak corn husks in hot water 30 min.
2
Beat lard until fluffy; mix in masa, baking powder, stock, salt to spreadable dough.
3
Toss chicken with salsa roja for filling.
4
Spread masa on husks; top with filling; fold; steam upright 60 min until masa pulls away cleanly.

Nutrition per serving

580

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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