🇨🇺 Cuba recipe
Tamales Cubanos
Cuban tamales are distinctly different from their Mexican cousins. Rather than using dried corn masa, Cuban tamales are made with fresh ground corn, giving them a moist, tender texture with a bright corn flavor. The masa is mixed with a pork sofrito filling right into the dough rather than stuffing it separately, then wrapped in corn husks and boiled until firm. They are a labor of love, traditionally made by the whole family during holidays and celebrations.
Prep1 hr 30 mins
Cook1 hr 30 mins
Serves12
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 12 large ears fresh corn, with husks
- 500g pork shoulder, cut into small 1cm cubes
- 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 large green bell pepper, finely diced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 80ml pork lard or vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Kitchen twine for tying
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 13 g
