aunt chilada's yucatan-style pork tamales
Aunt Chilada's Yucatan-Style Pork Tamales Source: Chef Jessie Gonzales, Aunt Chilada's - Phoenix, Arizona 1 pound lean pork 2 cloves garlic 1/2 onion, cut in half 1 teaspoon salt
Ingredients
- 1poundlean pork
- 2clovegarlic
- 1/2onion, cut in half
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 6ancho chiles, seeds and membranes removed
- 8guajillos chiles, seeds and membranes removed
- 2tomatoes
- 1teaspoondried marjoram
Directions
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Aunt Chilada's Yucatan-Style Pork Tamales Source: Chef Jessie Gonzales, Aunt Chilada's - Phoenix, Arizona 1 pound lean pork 2 cloves garlic
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Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until pork is tender, 45 to 60 minutes
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Shred meat, reserving the stock
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Toast the chiles and place in a bowl, cover with warm water and soak for 20 minutes
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Meanwhile, roast the tomatoes, peel and puree in a blender
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Roast the other onion quarter, 2 cloves garlic, marjoram, peppercorns and cloves
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Drain the chiles and transfer to a blender
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Add the roasted onion, garlic, marjoram, peppercorns, cloves and 1 cup of the reserved stock, then puree until smooth