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can i cook tamales in a crock pot
I will be making Tamales with second graders does anyone know if i can steam them in a crockpot? It would make it so much easier than having a big pot of boiling water in the class.
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On Nov 19, 9:17�am, Christy Duke >
wrote: > I will be making Tamales with second graders does anyone know if i can > steam them in a crockpot? It would make it so much easier than having a > big pot of boiling water in the class. Got a microwave oven at achool? I steam mine in a covered bowl in a small microwave oven. |
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How much time and how many do you microwave at a time?
"." > wrote in message ... On Nov 19, 9:17�am, Christy Duke > wrote: > I will be making Tamales with second graders does anyone know if i can > steam them in a crockpot? It would make it so much easier than having a > big pot of boiling water in the class. Got a microwave oven at achool? I steam mine in a covered bowl in a small microwave oven. |
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can i cook tamales in a crock pot
Not hot enough. You need steam heat to cook a tamale.
"Christy Duke" > wrote in message ... > > I will be making Tamales with second graders does anyone know if i can > steam them in a crockpot? It would make it so much easier than having a > big pot of boiling water in the class. > > > > > -- > Christy Duke |
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On Nov 24, 10:38�am, "Wayne Lundberg" >
wrote: > Not hot enough. You need steam heat to cook a tamale. Not necessarily. The temperature in an indigenous earth *pib* isn't hot enough to boil water continuously, but there is enough heat in the rocks to get the water in an evaporated state and that is enough to "steam" masa adequately. When I make tamales, there is no point in wrapping the masa in a corn husk, because I don't plan to sell tamales in a supermarket parking lot, or try to give them to my neighbors for Christmas. And I'm not going to carry a bunch of tamales with me for lunch when I work in the fields, so the wet corn husks used for small tamales are superfluous. So I make what could be described as a "tamale pie" in the Tex-Mex vernacular. I grease a microwave bowl so the masa won't stick. I cover the bottom of the bowl with masa, pour my filling in the center, and cover it with more masa. Then I put a lid on the bowl. I microwave it on *high* for 20 minutes, and then let the bowl sit for 45 minutes to an hour, letting the masa steam *from the inside out" And, if somebody wants to disrespect my humble tamale pie, remember that Mexicans make much bigger tamales than that and steam them in earth pibs. I don't remember the name of the giant tamale that Mexicans make when they have venison, but no corn husk is going to hold that sucker! |
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Interesting!
"." > wrote in message ... On Nov 24, 10:38?am, "Wayne Lundberg" > wrote: > Not hot enough. You need steam heat to cook a tamale. Not necessarily. The temperature in an indigenous earth *pib* isn't hot enough to boil water continuously, but there is enough heat in the rocks to get the water in an evaporated state and that is enough to "steam" masa adequately. When I make tamales, there is no point in wrapping the masa in a corn husk, because I don't plan to sell tamales in a supermarket parking lot, or try to give them to my neighbors for Christmas. And I'm not going to carry a bunch of tamales with me for lunch when I work in the fields, so the wet corn husks used for small tamales are superfluous. So I make what could be described as a "tamale pie" in the Tex-Mex vernacular. I grease a microwave bowl so the masa won't stick. I cover the bottom of the bowl with masa, pour my filling in the center, and cover it with more masa. Then I put a lid on the bowl. I microwave it on *high* for 20 minutes, and then let the bowl sit for 45 minutes to an hour, letting the masa steam *from the inside out" And, if somebody wants to disrespect my humble tamale pie, remember that Mexicans make much bigger tamales than that and steam them in earth pibs. I don't remember the name of the giant tamale that Mexicans make when they have venison, but no corn husk is going to hold that sucker! |
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On Nov 24, 4:23�pm, "." > wrote:
> I don't remember the name of the giant tamale that Mexicans make when > they have venison, but no corn husk is going to hold that sucker! Zacahuil... This recipe feeds 60 persons. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.f...739c d28ac009 |
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"Christy Duke" > wrote in message ... > > I will be making Tamales with second graders does anyone know if i can > steam them in a crockpot? It would make it so much easier than having a > big pot of boiling water in the class. > > Christy Duke Christy, YES.... you can steam cook tamales in a crock pot. A counter top roasting pan can also be used. A rice steamer will also work and faster if they are not too tall so to prevent the lid from closing . Put a bit of salt and chile in the water, this is probably more myth than fact. The salt water is supposed to keep the salt in the tamal from leeching out. A more practical approach would be to cook them a day ahead and then put them in the crock pot or a microwave to reheat and stay warm. Thus accomplishing your safety in the classroom goal The temp in a good crockpot will get up to 212F on high setting. How long to get up to temp will depend on many things and something you will need to time. It took about 2 hours to come to 212 today here in WA. So I do not think It will not matter much if the tamales are in husks or leaves but do not over crowd the container. I figure 2 hours to heat, somewhere close to an hour to an hour and a half or so of some good moist heat for cooking. Then the next batch goes in. In cooking with a crockpot this way you will need something to keep the tamales out of the liquid, some form of wire rack, basket or up on something like a small plate. I rigged up 4 demi tasse cups in upside down and then a narrow plate that fit inside my crock pot and allowed room around the edges for the steam. The problem was the plate collected and pooled the liquid. So try a throw away aluminum roasting pan that you poke drain holes for your basket. |
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