Portfolio Category: Masa Based

Tamales

There are so many different types of tamales, varying the ingredients from region to region. Some are pork or beef-stuffed. Fresh corn tamales are made by cutting off the fresh corn kernels and mixing them with the masa, then wrapping with the fresh green husks. Yucatan has it's banana leaf as a wrapper, while most tamales are wrapped in dried, cleaned corn husks.  There is even a large tamal, Pib Pollo, from Yucatan.  It is a large stuffed "pie", wrapped in banana leaf. Of course,...
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Enchiladas

There are so many types of enchiladas!  From Enchiladas Verdes, stuffed with chicken and topped with green sauce, crema and cheese, to stuffed with just about anything and topped with tomato sauce, mole sauce, pipian and a variety of chile-based sauces....
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