cornmeal dumplings stuffed with meat
Chuchitos (Cornmeal Dumplings Stuffed with Meat - Guatemala) 1 pound boneless chicken or pork 1 tablespoon oil 2 cups sliced ripe tomatoes 1 chile guajillo, seeds and stem removed
Ingredients
- 1poundboneless chicken or pork
- 1tablespoonoil
- 2cupsliced ripe tomatoes
- 1chile guajillo, seeds and stem removed
- 2tablespoonwater
- 4cupmasa harina
- 8tablespoonmargarine (at room temperature)
- 11/2 cups cold water
Directions
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Chuchitos (Cornmeal Dumplings Stuffed with Meat - Guatemala) 1 pound boneless chicken or pork 1 tablespoon oil 2 cups sliced ripe tomatoes 1
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Set aside
- 3
Process the tomatoes, chile pepper and 2 tablespoons water into a smooth sauce
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Set aside
- 5
Mix the masa, margarine, 1 1/2 cups cold water and the salt together into a thick mush
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Put 1/2 cup mush in each wet cornhusk, push an indentation into the mush, and add 1 tablespoon sauce and a chunk of meat
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Cover the stuffing with the mush and wrap the dumpling into a sausage shape with the corn leaves
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Steam the chuchitos over hot water over moderate heat for 1 1/2 hours