Hot Tamale.........Pron

BBQ Grail said:

I would sure like the Red & Green sauce recipes or are they family secrets?

Those tamales are amazing! You are my hero.

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http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48865&highlight=chile+colorado&page=2

My basic red chile recipe is in this thread. I keep it simple. In this batch I did something a little different. I carmelized 3 small onions and one whole clove of garlic and then pureed them. This puree went inot the red chile. Then just salt and pepper. I also used regular red chile pods and also some guajillo. The guajillo will give more depth, color and richness as well as some heat. For a one gallon bag of pulled pork I use about 4 ladles of chile concentrate. I wanted the meat to get coated but I didn't want the mixture to runny either. The rest was put into the freezer.
My green is basic too. Same as the red with the garlic and onions. Those go into the blender with one bunch of cilantro, one jap, 1tsp of dry chipotle pepper flakes, 1 whole chipotle pepper, 1tsp oregano, s and p. This then went into a pot with one can of chicken stock and I let simmer for about an hour till it reduced again. I added a few pats of butter and a few dahes of wooster sauce too. I came out to about two cups of concentrate. This was mixed with a one gallon bag of PP. Then I added 12 chopped roasted Hatch green chiles. I don't cook these down so they maintain some texture and flavor. Since this concentrate was very thick, I added a ladle or two of chicken stock that I made out of 3 chickly legs. The meat from the legs went into the green chile mix as well.
Thanks Larry! That compliment means a lot to me coming from you. :wink:

landarc said:

Great looking tamales there Bob, I like the custom tamale spreaders, stupid me, I bought some silicone spatulas for mine. Your boy looks like a character, can he get a whole tamale in there?

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That boy is quite the character, but his little sister makes him look tame. I average about 3-4 gray hairs a piece with those two just about every day. The two of them can put those tamales down. Even though they were spicy, they didn't stop eating em. It was a ratio of 1 to 1. One bite of the tamale and one big swig of ice tea. But they ate em. The spreaders are also one of my grandpa's old tricks.

AlbuQue said:

Looks great Bob! I've made them a couple of times before and I can attest to the amount of labor that goes into them. I learned to prepare everything and then have friends over to actually put them together. On your original post, in the second picture, what is the pot with the turn handle on top?

Thanks,

Mick

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Mick,
That's a food mill. Basically a strainer. There is more info and pics in the I referenced above. It can also be used to mash things like taters, squash etc. My mom gave that one to me cause she bought a bigger one. Seems like most of my gear and been passed down and has a story behind it.:wink: I use it to mostly strain the large skin fragments and the seeds.

cowgirl said:

Bob, I wish I could have sat in on one or two of your family Tamale parties too. :wink: Looks fantastic!

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I tell you what, with the skills you got........you would have fit right in with my grandfather and grandmother. I can see my grandfather talking your ear off and trading tips for cooking whole hogs and everything with you.

Thanks again everyone!

Bob

Thanks again everyone.
P.S. I'll be sure to warn my wife about the gringo and the freezer!:lol: