tamales

landarc · 12-18-2009, 10:19 PM

Tonight's dinner was something of an homage to my childhood. Up until I was 12, we lived in a very ethnically varied neighborhood that included a large population of Mexican and Tex-Mex folks who brought their own cultural backgrounds to our town. Amongst these traditions was the idea of home made Christmas tamales. One of the things I remember growing up where the tamale girls with their Red Hots. Red Hots were small spicy pork or chicken tamales, sold from the insulated carts, that the women walked around town with, a little bell ringing as the cart went along. I wanted to make tamales that were reminiscent of these little snacks. I am thinking these would be a good Christmas Day appetizer/snack dish.

Smoked Chicken

Before the kettle

And then on the plate

Now, since the idea was to make Red Hots, I made sure it was small enough that a single husk would cover the tamale for cooking. These were put in a steamer for 2 hours until the dough was set. Here they are with some chips for scale, and snacking as well.

txschutte · 12-18-2009, 10:32 PM

Looks great, Bob.

Do you use pre mix Maseca or knead your own?

BTW: Why did Mrs tx make tamales on X mas? That way, the kids have something to unwrap.

landarc · 12-18-2009, 10:41 PM

I made my own, it is pretty simple.

Saiko · 12-18-2009, 10:47 PM

Love the tamales!

(Sent from my new iPhone from Maui while sipping a drink and listening to a band. Gotta love technology.)

zydecopaws · 12-18-2009, 10:48 PM

Dang, I gotta find a reason to get down to the Bay Area again so I can get me some of those. Great looking tamales Bob!

landarc · 12-18-2009, 10:53 PM

Thanks ZP and Saiko...oh and...

curse you Saiko, you and your fancy phone, drink in a coconut shell with a little umbrella and beach attire at night.

BobBrisket · 12-19-2009, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by txschutte

Looks great, Bob.

Do you use pre mix Maseca or knead your own?

BTW: Why did Mrs tx make tamales on X mas? That way, the kids have something to unwrap.

LMAO!! We also don't like to grill cause the beans fall through the grate!!

Bob (Tocayo),

Those looks fantastic. The masa really set up nicely. Tell us a bit more about the sauce and the side dish on the right. Looks good! I'd hit them tamales.

blues_n_cues · 12-19-2009, 12:35 AM

awesome. finishing up my smoked pork tamales tomorrowe & some chiquita chix tamales x-mas eve (gotta keep tradition)...

BobBrisket · 12-19-2009, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Saiko

Love the tamales!

(Sent from my new iPhone from Maui while sipping a drink and listening to a band. Gotta love technology.)

Take the drive up to Haleakela(sp) and the wineries. Damn, I love Maui. And hit the gorcery store...........chicken, beef and pork are like $100 a lb............but the seafood, the glorious seafood......they practically give it away. We grilled and ate like kings every night. That hotel grill got hit hard when we were there. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co! Cool place.

blues_n_cues · 12-19-2009, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BobBrisket

Take the drive up to Haleakela(sp) and the wineries. Damn, I love Maui. And hit the gorcery store...........chicken, beef and pork are like $100 a lb............but the seafood, the glorious seafood......they practically give it away. We grilled and ate like kings every night. That hotel grill got hit hard when we were there. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co! Cool place.

did he mention that there's surf too???

HumboldtSmokeBBQ · 12-19-2009, 01:13 AM

Looking good. My wife is going to make a bunch soon...I will have to post some pic's. you always put up such nice work.

landarc · 12-19-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BobBrisket

LMAO!! We also don't like to grill cause the beans fall through the grate!!

Bob (Tocayo),

Those looks fantastic. The masa really set up nicely. Tell us a bit more about the sauce and the side dish on the right. Looks good! I'd hit them tamales.

Bob, those are called tortilla chips. I do buy them premade, as it is a lot easier and I do not want to fry them myself.

The enchilada sauce (it is really a cooked salsa) is real simple, tomatillos, green chiles, onion, garlic all whirled up, strained and heated just to boil. It is more piqaunte than hot, sour than sweet. The sauce is used in the tamale mix, on the plate and in the guac, which is just aguacate, onion minced, salsa verde and lime or lemon juice.

deguerre · 12-19-2009, 10:56 AM

You're beginning to scare me Bob.

BobBrisket · 12-19-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by landarc

Bob, those are called tortilla chips. I do buy them premade, as it is a lot easier and I do not want to fry them myself.

The enchilada sauce (it is really a cooked salsa) is real simple, tomatillos, green chiles, onion, garlic all whirled up, strained and heated just to boil. It is more piqaunte than hot, sour than sweet. The sauce is used in the tamale mix, on the plate and in the guac, which is just aguacate, onion minced, salsa verde and lime or lemon juice.

WOW! Never seen tortilla chips. I gotta try those.........

That was a good one. LMAO. The sauce sounds like it would go really good with the tamales. I never thought about guac. Never had it alongside tamales. That will get tried this time we makes tamales. Looking really good!!

Drifter · 12-19-2009, 12:34 PM

Those tamales look great!! Where can I get some of those premade "tortilla chips", they look pretty good too....LOL!!

12-18-2009, 10:19 PM	#1
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	tamales Tonight's dinner was something of an homage to my childhood. Up until I was 12, we lived in a very ethnically varied neighborhood that included a large population of Mexican and Tex-Mex folks who brought their own cultural backgrounds to our town. Amongst these traditions was the idea of home made Christmas tamales. One of the things I remember growing up where the tamale girls with their Red Hots. Red Hots were small spicy pork or chicken tamales, sold from the insulated carts, that the women walked around town with, a little bell ringing as the cart went along. I wanted to make tamales that were reminiscent of these little snacks. I am thinking these would be a good Christmas Day appetizer/snack dish. Smoked Chicken Before the kettle And then on the plate Now, since the idea was to make Red Hots, I made sure it was small enough that a single husk would cover the tamale for cooking. These were put in a steamer for 2 hours until the dough was set. Here they are with some chips for scale, and snacking as well. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

12-18-2009, 10:32 PM	#2
txschutte Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-02-07 Location: Cozad, NE USA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks great, Bob. Do you use pre mix Maseca or knead your own? BTW: Why did Mrs tx make tamales on X mas? That way, the kids have something to unwrap. __________________ "Bring it on, you bananna thong wearing killer of brisket!"-Chambers If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. I'm such a ZERO. Team Whosoever Q If a man looks lustfully at eggs and bacon, he has already committed breakfast in his heart.

12-18-2009, 10:41 PM	#3
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I made my own, it is pretty simple. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

12-18-2009, 10:47 PM	#4
Saiko is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 12-24-03 Location: Kennesaw, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Love the tamales! (Sent from my new iPhone from Maui while sipping a drink and listening to a band. Gotta love technology.) __________________ Shelter me from the powder and the finger Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger Think of me as one you'd never figured Would fade away so young With so much left undone For links to all my BBQ Brethren recipe posts, click http://markandteri.com/recipes.htm

12-18-2009, 10:48 PM	#5
zydecopaws Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-14-09 Location: Battle Ground, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dang, I gotta find a reason to get down to the Bay Area again so I can get me some of those. Great looking tamales Bob! __________________ [B][URL="http://noexcusesbbq.com"]No Excuses BBQ[/URL][/B] [I][COLOR=Red]BBQ, no excuses! Who cares about the weather?[/COLOR][/I] [B][COLOR=Blue] MOINK Ball Wizard and ALF Award Recipient[/COLOR][/B] [SIZE=2]Webers up the wazoo, a bunch o' Pyromids, Bubba Ho-Keg, and [URL="http://noexcusesbbq.com/archives/2987"]the CrockaQue[/URL][/SIZE]

12-18-2009, 10:53 PM	#6
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks ZP and Saiko...oh and... curse you Saiko, you and your fancy phone, drink in a coconut shell with a little umbrella and beach attire at night. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

12-19-2009, 12:35 AM	#8
blues_n_cues is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-16-07 Location: south central,ky. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	awesome. finishing up my smoked pork tamales tomorrowe & some chiquita chix tamales x-mas eve (gotta keep tradition)... __________________ Blues_n_Cues BBQ Concessions & Catering

12-19-2009, 01:13 AM	#11
HumboldtSmokeBBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-06-09 Location: Occupied State of Jefferson Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looking good. My wife is going to make a bunch soon...I will have to post some pic's. you always put up such nice work. __________________ -UDS -COS(Moth Balled) -Santa Maria Grill -20,000 BTU Bayou Classic Charcoal Starter -22.5" Weber Kettle -Fish the dog-Loyal Team Mascot "You go to the BBQ Competition with the BBQ you have, not the BBQ you want"

12-19-2009, 10:56 AM	#13
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You're beginning to scare me Bob. __________________ Guerry >^..^< Weber 22 1/2" OTS "Dirty Girl", Weber Performer/Cajun Bandit "Cajun Queen", GOSM "Bubba Q", Maverick et73, RED Thermapen, One Cameron Stove Top "Lazy Girl".It burns sawdust... Avatar by Northwest BBQ!!! If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Seven Zero notches on my spatula. Join_Us_In_The_Throwdowns_Forum!

12-19-2009, 12:34 PM	#15
Drifter is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-02-09 Location: Brookland, AR Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Those tamales look great!! Where can I get some of those premade "tortilla chips", they look pretty good too....LOL!! __________________ Weber 22.5 OTG; UDS; knockoff Char-Griller sidebox smoker; Char-Broil RED gasser

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